God's Generals: The Martyrs

They paid the ultimate price.

In his sixth God’s Generals volume, Roberts Liardon chronicles some of the great martyrs of the faith — and some of the lesser-known ones. Their inspirational testimonies, acts of courage, and even seasons of doubt both encourage and point awareness toward the persecuted Church of the 21st century.

This book includes profiles on:

- the Apostle Paul and Stephen the Faithful (c. 100 AD)

- Polycarp of Smyrna, Justin Martyr, and Ignatius of Antioch (c. 100-175 AD)

- Perpetua, Blandina, and Irenaeus and Fabian (c. 175-350 AD)

- William Tyndale, John Wyclyffe, Patrick Hamilton, and John Hus (c. 1300-1530)

- Anne Askew, John Foxe, Hugh Latimer, and Thomas Cranmer (c. 1530-1560)

- Martyrs of the 18th and 19th centuries

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John and Betty Stam, and Jim Elliot (c. 1900-1950)

- Wang Zhiming, Gaspar Makil, and Archbishop Oscar Romero (c. 1950-1990)

- Martyrs of the 21st century in regions such as the Philippines, Iraq, Libya, and Syria