{"product_id":"martyrs-mirror-a-social-history-9781421418827","title":"Martyrs Mirror: A Social History","description":"\u003cp\u003eApproximately 2,500 Anabaptists were martyred in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Europe. Their surviving brethren compiled stories of those who suffered and died for the faith into martyr books. The most historically and culturally significant of these, \u003cem\u003eThe Bloody Theater\u003c\/em\u003e--more commonly known as \u003cem\u003eMartyrs Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e--was assembled by the Dutch Mennonite minister Thieleman van Braght and published in 1660. Today, next to the Bible, it is the single most important text to Anabaptists--Amish, Mennonites, and Hutterites. In some Anabaptist communities, it is passed to new generations as a wedding or graduation gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid L. Weaver-Zercher combines the fascinating history of \u003cem\u003eMartyrs Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e with a detailed analysis of Anabaptist life, religion, and martyrdom. He traces the publication, use, and dissemination of this key martyrology across nearly four centuries and explains why it holds sacred status in contemporary Amish and Mennonite households. Even today, the words and deeds of these martyred Christians are referenced in sermons, Sunday school lessons, and history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaver-Zercher argues that \u003cem\u003eMartyrs Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e was designed to teach believers how to live a proper Christian life. In van Braght's view, accounts of the martyrs helped to remind readers of the things that mattered, thus inspiring them to greater faithfulness. Martyrs Mirror remains a tool of revival, offering new life to the communities and people who read it by revitalizing Anabaptist ideals and values. Meticulously researched and illustrated with sketches from early publications of \u003cem\u003eMartyrs Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, Weaver-Zercher's ambitious history weaves together the existing scholarship on this iconic text in an accessible and engaging way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Weaver-Zercher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421418827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Weaver-Zercher\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of American religious history at Messiah College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Amish in the American Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e and the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Amish and the Media.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44435153682547,"sku":"9781421418827","price":86.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_79abaae0-1daa-4a7d-ab72-a4d4ddba2381.jpg?v=1772806936","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/martyrs-mirror-a-social-history-9781421418827","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}