Suffering body : responding to the persecution of Christians / edited by Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction / Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Theological foundations -- Persecution, martyrdom, and Christian self-definition in the early church / Helen Rhee -- A spirit theology of suffering / Keith Warrington -- An Anabaptist - Mennonite theology of suffering: some features / Thomas Finger -- Christians and persecution: making an appropriate response / Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. -- Africa -- The scandal and the glory of the cross / John Onaiyekan -- The Middle East -- Persecution of Christians in the Muslim world / Patrick Sookhdeo -- An Orthodox response to persecution: the situation in the Middle East / Despina D. Prassas -- Central and Eastern Europe -- Persecution of the Romanian Church in the twentieth century: an historical and theological perspective / Ioan F. Tipei -- Anatomy of suffering: consequences of persecutions in the past for the church in the Post Soviet era / Valdis Teraudkalns -- Martyria and Koinonia: theological reflections on some aspects of the history of Poland / Dariusz Mikolaj Cupial -- Asia -- God and Caesar: church and state relationships in Communist China / Bob (Xiqiu) Fu -- Human rights violations and the church in Myanmar / Chin Khua Khai -- Spiritual foundations for interreligious dialogue and reflection on its present-day practice / Felix A. Machado.