Witnesses to faith? : martyrdom in Christianity and Islam - Wicker, Brian, 1929-; Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament (Aldershot, England : Ashgate, 2006)
Foreword / Richard Harries -- Competing perspectives on Jihad and'martyrdom' in early Islamic sources / Asma Afsaruddin -- Christian martyrdom: history and interpretation / Anthony Harvey, Richard Finn and Michael Smart -- What is martyrdom? / Harfiyah Haleem -- Still a'noble army' after 11 September 2001? / Brian Wicker -- The veneration of martyrs: a Muslim-Christian dialogue / Harfiyah Haleem and Brian Wicker -- The drama of martyrdom: Christian and Muslim approaches / Brian Wicker -- The concept of martyrdom: a Shia perspectives / Abolfazl Ezzati -- Martyrdom and murder: aspects of suicidal terrorism / Brian Wicker, Peter Bishop and Maha Azzam -- Appendices: Thomas Aquina on martyrdom -- Broadening the classical concept of martyrdom / Karl Rahner -- Non-violent options for conflict resolution in Islam / Harfiyah Haleem.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Martyrdom; Martyrdom -- Christianity; Martyrdom -- Islam