You might be surprised to learn that there are threads that tie together gladiators, Christian martyrs and the sense of persecution that ... athletic tradition. Early Christians used descriptions ...

Those facing persecution need Christians to speak up, working across faith and theological lines for those living in danger ...

Despite this, Nero's persecution of the new Christian sect was brief and, in the first century at least, was not repeated in other parts of the empire. When asked by Pliny the Younger how to deal ...

To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved ...

So the Decian persecution is very short ... One of the most amazing documents historians of early Christianity are privileged to have is the prison diary of a young woman who was martyred in ...

Many persecuted Christians live in countries ... After gathering to pray, early Christians were “all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly” (v. 31).

Many peasants under these feudal lords would also be made or influenced to convert to the religion and by the early 17th ... being a long period of persecution against Christians.

Opposing Manichaeism exemplified what Edward Gibbon, as quoted by Fredriksen, called the “intolerant zeal” of early ...

Early Christians faced persecution for this faith, with some being put in prison, tortured, and even killed. Early Christians did not have an easy time. The Roman authorities who were in power ...

A report on the persecution of Christians globally has found increases in violations ... "It is vital that they act on early warnings -- given in reports such as this -- to prevent what happened to us ...