To Share in the Body

In modern-day America, it is hard for Christians to imagine ever dying for their faith. And yet in To Share in the Body , author Craig Hovey challenges Christians to view martyrdom not as relegated to the past or to remote parts of the world but rather as having profound implications for Christian witness today. By examining the Gospel of Mark's recurring theme of martyrdom, Hovey argues that martyrdom is a critical aspect of the gospel and therefore crucial to how the church today remembers mar