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Soon Soon Jerry B. Jenkins Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization (NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government's prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and… OL108030W
The bloody theater, or, Martyrs mirror The bloody theater, or, Martyrs mirror Thieleman J. van Braght Van Braght collected the accounts of martyrdom in Martyrs Mirror with the hope that they would inspire the reader to hold as tenaciously to the faith as did the martyrs of whom he wrote. The heritage… OL1135661W
Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh Franz Werfel **The Forty Days of Musa Dagh** (German: *Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh*) is a 1933 novel by Austrian-Bohemian writer Franz Werfel based on events that took place in 1915, during the second year of … OL1219873W
Impulsore Chresto Impulsore Chresto Jakob Engberg Impulsore Chresto reassesses opposition to Christianity AD 50-250. The Roman authorities' persecutions have caught the attention of both the public, intrigued by martyrs, and scholars, arguing that e… OL12443099W
Silence Silence Shūsaku Endō An historical novel by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo telling the story of a young Portuguese missionary in 17th Century Japan. After being smuggled into the country a Jesuit missionary fresh from the … OL15391655W
Foxe's Book of martyrs Foxe's Book of martyrs John Foxe "They faced torture-brutality-the stake-rather than deny their vision of truth and of God." OL16051717W
Tanya and the Border Guard Tanya and the Border Guard Anita Deyneka More than anything else, a young Russian girl wants to find a Bible to give to her Father, whose bible was lost to him during WWII years. Some young solders were instrumental in helping her to achiev… OL1631817W
The Myth of Persecution The Myth of Persecution Candida R. Moss In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the early church exaggerated, invented, and forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the dangerous leg… OL16806311W
The Angel of Antioch The Angel of Antioch Daniel Molyneux "Wielding his words like a sharp double-edged sword, he divided the assembly in two." One of the common people said, "Perhaps the stranger is one of the Almighty's holy angels." A cleric said, "The s… OL17204713W
They Say We Are Infidels They Say We Are Infidels Mindy Belz “Everywhere militants were blowing up Christians, their churches, their shops. They threatened them with kidnapping. They promised to take their children. The message to these ‘infidels’: You have no… OL17342471W
Crucified Again Crucified Again Raymond Ibrahim Forget what the history textbooks told you about martyrdom being a thing of the past. Christians are being persecuted and slaughtered today. Raymond Ibrahim unveils the shocking truth about Christ… OL17363372W
Christian Persecution in the Middle East Christian Persecution in the Middle East George J. Marlin In his new book, author and political commentator George J. Marlin, Chairman of Aid to the Church in Need - USA - an agency under the guidance of the Pope that supports the persecuted and suffering C… OL17365356W
On the Edge On the Edge Michael Kelly Asia as a continent accounts for half the world’s population. Within its boundaries, there is an incomparable diversity of cultures, socio-economic standards and political structures. And all the wor… OL17579805W
I Am N I Am N Voice of the Martyrs (Organization) Yousef, whose mother threatened to kill him for having a Bible, now smuggles Bibles the way his family once smuggled drugs. After Parveen’s employer beats her for attending church, Parveen begins … OL17588849W
The Last Christians The Last Christians Andreas Knapp A Westerner’s travels among the persecuted and displaced Christian remnant in Iraq and Syria teach him much about faith under fire. Inside Syria and Iraq, and even along the refugee trail, they’re… OL17784142W
Under Caesar's Sword Under Caesar's Sword Daniel Philpott,Timothy Samuel Shah The global persecution of Christians is an urgent human rights issue that remains underreported. This volume presents the results of the first systematic global investigation into how Christians resp… OL17854530W
Martyrolohii︠a︡ ukraïnsʹkykh tserkov Martyrolohii︠a︡ ukraïnsʹkykh tserkov Osyp Zinkevych 2 volumes : 28 cm OL18968187W
Journeys Journeys John B. Toews This book contains four stories of survival. The storytellers, two women and two men, believed in a loving God who cared about humankind. Thanks to Stalin's reign of terror, they found themselves in … OL19233423W
Bloody Mary's martyrs Bloody Mary's martyrs Jasper Godwin Ridley "Mary was proclaimed Queen of England on 20 July 1553, and as an essential part of what she saw as her God-given mission to restore Catholicism and papal supremacy in England, she set about the burni… OL1955481W
Flicker and mist Flicker and mist Mary G. Thompson "In a story rich in intrigue, adventure, danger, and romance, a mixed-race teen heroine must decide which part of her heritage to claim: her privileged status, or her ability to become invisible for … OL20045196W
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