Towards redefining persecution

Authors

  • Charles L. Tieszen

Keywords:

Persecution, theology of persecution, martyrdom

Abstract

This study is a reevaluation of the ways in which religious persecution is presently understood. After briefly demonstrating various shortcomings apparent in many considerations of the event, the author will set out a comprehensive definition of the religious persecution of Christians in an effort to overcome the misunderstandings that hamper theological reflection.

Author Biography

Charles L. Tieszen

Charles L. Tieszen graduated from Simpson University in Redding, California. He is also a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, and a former research assistant at the seminary’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity. He is presently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Birmingham, U.K.

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Published

2022-12-20

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2008): Volume 1

Section

Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2008 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)