The Theology of Death and Martyrdom

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Examining theological sources from the Christian tradition, this course will ask students to engage the concept of death from protological, christological, and ecclesiological perspectives. It will attempt to answer the question 'What is death?' under each of these three headings. These answers, when taken together, will result in a greater understanding of what death is, what difference the death of Jesus Christ makes, and what demands his death places on Christians who aim to live, and so to die, 'in Christ.'