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- Title
Christian martyrdom as a catalyst for discipleship in the Eastern Orthodox Church: a case study of modern Serbian Orthodox martyrs and confessors.
- Authors
Nemanja, Fr.; MRDJENOVIC, S.
- Abstract
This article examines the significance of martyrdom and witnessing or confessing narratives in the Serbian Orthodox Tradition for the development of a disciple identity in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The paper firstly identifies the distinctiveness of a Christian martyrdom based on Scriptural evidence and early Christian writings as a clear paradigm of identity building for the New Israel. In the second part of the article three case studies from the modern history of the Serbian Orthodox Church are contrasted to the established paradigm. The case studies are removed from the early examples in space and time and yet they demonstrate the same relationship between the early Christian idea of suffering persecution and Eastern Orthodox idea of discipleship. The article aims to prove that persecution of nominal Christians when coupled with a unique Christian non-violent and ordered response always serves as a catalyst for the development of a true disciple identity.
- Subjects
ORTHODOX Eastern Church; MARTYRDOM in Christianity; CHRISTIAN literature
- Publication
Astra Salvensis, 2022, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
2344-1887
- Publication type
Article