Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I Early Christians
1 Stephen: Jerusalem (Israel) 3
2 Polycarp: Smyrna (Turkey) 8
3 Justin Martyr: Rome (Italy) 13
4 Agathonica, Papylus, and Carpus: Pergamum (Turkey) 18
5 Perpetua: Carthage (Tunisia) 20
6 Tharacus, Probus, and Andronicus: Cilicia (Turkey) 27
7 Marcellus: Tangiers (Morocco) 33
Part II Radical Reformers
8 Jan Hus: Constance (Germany) 39
9 Michael and Margaretha Sattler: Rottenburg (Germany) 47
10 Weynken Claes: The Hague (Netherlands) 55
11 William Tyndale: Vilvoorde (Belgium) 59
12 Jakob and Katharina Hutter: Innsbruck (Austria) 69
13 Anna Janz: Rotterdam (Netherlands) 75
14 Dirk Willems: Asperen (Netherlands) 79
Part III Early Modern Witnesses
15 Veronika Löhans: St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) 83
16 Jacob Hochstetler: Pennsylvania (United States) 92
17 Gnadenhütten: Ohio (United States) 99
18 Joseph and Michael Hofer: United States 107
19 Emanuel Swartzendruber: United States 116
20 Regina Rosenberg: Russia 120
21 Eberhard and Emmy Arnold: Germany 126
22 Johann Kornelius Martens: USSR (Ukraine) 135
23 Ahn Ei Sook: Korea 140
24 Jakob Rempel: USSR (Russia) 144
Part IV Recent Witnesses
25 Clarence Jordan: United States 151
26 Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand: Romania 160
27 Tulio Pedraza: Colombia 166
28 Stanimir Katanic: Yugoslavia (Croatia) 169
29 Samuel Kakesa: Congo 173
30 Kasai Kapata: Congo 180
31 Meserete Kristos Church: Ethiopia 183
32 Sarah Corson: Bolivia 189
33 Alexander Men: USSR (Russia) 193
34 José Chuquín and Norman Tattersall: Peru 200
35 Katherine Wu: Taiwan 204
36 Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria: Nigeria 206
Questions for Reflection and Discussion 218
Notes on Sources 220