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 ...

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

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 ...

At the same time, it clearly indicates that that ... persecuting other Christians. More Christians were persecuted by the Roman Government after the conversion of Constantine, than before.

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.