What Makes a Martyr?: The Movement for Black Lives and the Power of Rhetoric Old and New
This essay explores the question of what makes a martyr by placing the early Christian discourse on martyrdom in conversation with the protest and commemoration practices surrounding recent killings of persons of color by United States law enforcement. It argues that white Christians, who are often...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2020
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-45 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FD Contextual theology KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Christians B Violence B GOD in Christianity B Movement for Black Lives B Michael Brown B White Christianity B Martyrdom B Black Lives Matter Movement B Martyr |
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| Summary: | This essay explores the question of what makes a martyr by placing the early Christian discourse on martyrdom in conversation with the protest and commemoration practices surrounding recent killings of persons of color by United States law enforcement. It argues that white Christians, who are often skeptical of the application of martyrial language to the victims of such racialized violence, ought to be open to the theological significance of such practices. Doing so will allow us to learn new ways of understanding and participating in God's justice and victory over the forces of death in our world. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2020.0008 |