Martyrdom and identity : the self on trial / Michael P. Jensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Michael P.

Series:

T & T Clark theology.

T & T Clark theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martyrdom.

Self (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark International, a Continuum imprint, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does Christian martyrdom tell us about being a self? I argue that Christian martyrdom provides a coherent and compelling narration of the self in terms of the narrative of the life and death of Jesus Christ: a narrative that orients the self in hope towards the good and turns the self towards recognition of and sacrificial service of other selves. In conversation with writers such as Salman Rushdie and Charles Taylor and prompted by T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral, I show that Christian discipleship is not the path of establishing oneself securely, or pursuing the good made possible

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 'What kind of idea are you?' Martyrdom and identity in Charles Taylor and in Salman Rushdie's: The Satanic Verses; 3 The first temptation: the temptation to security and the risk of martyrdom; 4 The second temptation: the temptation to collaborate and the mission of the martyrs; 5 The third temptation: the temptation to idealism and martyrdom as passive action; 6 The fourth temptation: the temptation of honour and reward, and martyrdom as renunciation; 7 'Who killed the Archbishop?' Martyrdom, temptation and providence; 8 Martyrdom and the self in review

Bibliography Name Index; Scripture Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612576775

9781282576773

1282576771

9780567055026

0567055027

OCLC:

630543315