Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe

Thousands were executed for incompatible religious views in 16th-century Europe. The meaning and significance of those deaths are studied here comparatively, providing an argument for the importance of martyrdom as a window onto religious sensibilities and a crucial component in the formation of divergent Christian traditions and identities.

• | Author: Brad S. Gregory
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 15, 2001
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674007048
• | ISBN-10: 0674007042