The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World

by Clark McCauley and Sophia Moskalenko

Book Overview

The Marvel of Martyrdom is about how self-sacrifice can change lives and how martyrs can change the world.

The book starts large -- with famous and influential martyrs such as Jesus and Gandhi -- and ends small -- with ordinary people whose own experiences of self-sacrifice give martyrdom its political power. Seeking the developmental origins of self-sacrifice, the book explores children's folklore and the success of mega-hits such as The Matrix...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190689323
• ISBN13: 9780190689322
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"