Last Wednesday, many churches around the world observed the “Red Wednesday,” an occasion to honor the many martyrs who have ...

In the U.S. today, evangelical, charismatic and conservative Christians continue to tap into the martyrdom mythology.

We must anchor our understanding in what God s Word says and, just as important, does not say about persecution ...

The spread of Christianity was made a lot easier by the efficiency of the Roman Empire ... Nero wasted no time. He arrested and tortured all the Christians in Rome, before executing them with ...

St. Sebastian, the patron saint of soldiers and athletes, is featured in the newest episode of Martin Scorsese's "The Saints" ...

Religious persecution often fades from public view unless it fits a political agenda. Yet Christians worldwide continue to ...

There was a time when the world’s great conflicts ... We live in an era of Christian persecution not seen since the Roman Empire. But there are other wars — wars launched and fought by those ...

But as someone who studies the Roman world ... that there are threads that tie together gladiators, Christian martyrs and the sense of persecution that exists among many U.S. evangelicals today.