@ARTICLE{Surmiak_Ks._Wojciech_Martyrdom_2024,
 author={Surmiak, Ks. Wojciech},
 number={Tom 19},
 pages={189-215},
 journal={Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 publisher={Polskia Akademia Nauk - Komitet Nauk Teologicznych},
 abstract={Modern times are still times of bearing witness to faith in Christ through martyrdom. The article refers to certain facts of the martyrdom of contemporary Christians and presents them in the light of contemporary Church teaching, especially that of Benedict XVI. Based on a theological analytical critical method, the following issues are presented in the text: The Church (again) a community of martyrs (1), martyrdom coram Ecclesiae in the teaching of Benedict XVI (2), martyrdom as a form of Christian witness (3) and teaching that are analysed, the aretological theological dimensions of martyrdom, with particular reference to the virtue of charity, are presented first. The essential characteristic of Christian martyrdom, which distinguishes it from fanaticism, is Christocentrism. It manifests itself in experiencing martyrdom as imitation of and co suffering with Christ. From a psychological point of view, this is one of the strongest arguments for the credibility of the Church.},
 title={Martyrdom as the highest testimony of love. Reflection based on the teaching of Benedict XVI},
 type={Artykuł},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/133524/PDF/2024-SNT-10.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/snt.2024.150508},
 keywords={Benedict XVI, testimony, martyrdom, love, faith, hope},
}