Martyrs: Contemporary Writers on Modern Lives of Faith

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Summary: Why Death?
Review: Susan Bergman explores the situations and reasonings behind the baffling fact that some people are not only faced with death for their faith but embrace the possibility.

These stories of martyrdom challenge the seeker to ask several questions of him or her self:

Was there death valid?

What did they die for?

Could I have done it?

This is a book about self reflection and passion for one's faith. Bergman challenges the reader to review personal beliefs, reaffirm them and throw out frivolous ones.

With obvious contemplations, Bergman reveals her own struggles with death by faith and reminds us of the importance of living by it. The struggles with faith in the face of death is the very thing that keeps the faith alive.

What an awe inspiring book!

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Summary: Gripping, raw accounts of modern-day martyrs
Review: This book changed my life! I couldn't put it down and the tragic though triumphant stories will never leave my mind. Susan Bergman, who writes with all the beauty of classic authors, shares the stories of many different modern-day martyrs. The pain and sorrow these people endured are beyond comprehension and yet their faith in Christ sustained them to the very end of their lives. The legacy of faith and hope that these 'Spiritual Giants' left behind are worth their weight in gold. Foxe's Book of Martyrs illuminated many a generation on the reality of Christian martyrdom but this book is for the present generation. We are called to suffer many things and this book reminds us that it is all for a wonderful purpose. God's Glory!