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Foxe's book of martyrs (Pure Gold Classics) / John Foxe ; edited by Harold J. Chadwick.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Pure Gold ClassicsPublisher: Orlando, Florida : Bridge-Logos, [2001]Copyright date: ©2001Description: xxii, 437 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780882708751 (paperback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
SECTION 1 - THE FIRST SIXTEEN CENTURIES: The first Christian martyrs -- The beginning of general persecutions against the Church (A.D. 54-304) -- Constantine the Great (Emperor of Rome: A.D. 306-337) -- Persecutions during the thousand years of general peace (about A.D. 320-A.D. 1079) -- Papal persecutions and the Inquisition (1208-1834) -- Work and persecutions of John Wycliffe (about 1377-1384) -- Persecution and martyrdom of John Huss (1415) -- Persecution and martyrdom of Jerome of Prague (1416) -- Persecutions in England (1401-1541) -- Persecutions in Scotland (1527-1558) -- The martyrdom of William Tyndale (1536), John Frith, and Andrew Hewet (1533) -- Work and persecution of Martin Luther (1517-1546) -- The martyrdom of John Hooper, Bishop of Worchester (1555) -- The martyrdom of Dr. Rowland Taylor, Parish clergyman (1555) -- The martyrdom of Bishop Ridley and Bishop Latimer (1555) -- The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (1556) -- The fires of Smithfield (1410-1556) -- The Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre (1572) --
SECTION 2: THE NEXT THREE CENTRIES: Persecution of Anne Hutchinson, Mary Dyer, Margaret Wilson, Madame Jeanne Guyton, and Miguel de Molinos -- Persecution of Donald Cargill, John Bunyan, George Fox, William Carey, and Robert Thomas
SECTION 3: MODERN MARTYRS: Martyrs today - the past century -- Martyrs today - this century
Summary: Would you suffer and die for Christ? In 1563, John Foxe began a memorial of martyrs starting with Stephen, the first to die for the cause of Christ, and ending with the most recent martyrs of his day: those killed during Bloody Mary's reign. He knew that danger lies in forgetting the martyrs - in being insensitive to their struggles. Martyrdom is not a thing of the past; every day the Christian Church is persecuted all over the world. More Christians were afflicted in the 1900s than in all the past centures combined. Be vulnerable to the cries of the martyrs. Let their courage, their faith, and their love touch your life.--Back cover.
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Holland Park 272 Persecution in general church history Holland Park Church Library Room 272 fox fox 2001 c1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0295

Note on front cover reads: Updated to the 21st Century.

Note on title page verso reads: We are grateful to the following for their contributions to this volume: The Voice of the Martyrs, Inc.; Christian Solidarity International Mission to the Persecuted; Open Doors with Brother Andrew.

SECTION 1 - THE FIRST SIXTEEN CENTURIES: The first Christian martyrs -- The beginning of general persecutions against the Church (A.D. 54-304) -- Constantine the Great (Emperor of Rome: A.D. 306-337) -- Persecutions during the thousand years of general peace (about A.D. 320-A.D. 1079) -- Papal persecutions and the Inquisition (1208-1834) -- Work and persecutions of John Wycliffe (about 1377-1384) -- Persecution and martyrdom of John Huss (1415) -- Persecution and martyrdom of Jerome of Prague (1416) -- Persecutions in England (1401-1541) -- Persecutions in Scotland (1527-1558) -- The martyrdom of William Tyndale (1536), John Frith, and Andrew Hewet (1533) -- Work and persecution of Martin Luther (1517-1546) -- The martyrdom of John Hooper, Bishop of Worchester (1555) -- The martyrdom of Dr. Rowland Taylor, Parish clergyman (1555) -- The martyrdom of Bishop Ridley and Bishop Latimer (1555) -- The martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer (1556) -- The fires of Smithfield (1410-1556) -- The Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre (1572) --

SECTION 2: THE NEXT THREE CENTRIES: Persecution of Anne Hutchinson, Mary Dyer, Margaret Wilson, Madame Jeanne Guyton, and Miguel de Molinos -- Persecution of Donald Cargill, John Bunyan, George Fox, William Carey, and Robert Thomas

SECTION 3: MODERN MARTYRS: Martyrs today - the past century -- Martyrs today - this century

Would you suffer and die for Christ? In 1563, John Foxe began a memorial of martyrs starting with Stephen, the first to die for the cause of Christ, and ending with the most recent martyrs of his day: those killed during Bloody Mary's reign. He knew that danger lies in forgetting the martyrs - in being insensitive to their struggles. Martyrdom is not a thing of the past; every day the Christian Church is persecuted all over the world. More Christians were afflicted in the 1900s than in all the past centures combined. Be vulnerable to the cries of the martyrs. Let their courage, their faith, and their love touch your life.--Back cover.

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