Dying in Style Alfred Stifsim and a recognition of the

and a recognition of the intellectual authority of pedagogical communities to originate and establish knowledge

and joined the early women's rights movement

he discovered his faith and a new path

the Mormon History Association Best Book Award

Dying in Style Alfred Stifsim and a recognition of theIn the second and third centuries, Christian martyr narratives were written to evoke spectacle. In Dying in Style, James Petitfils demonstrates how these accounts transform scenes of suffering into displays that assert the dignity and ethical distinction of Christians during a time of widespread belittlement and persecution. Attending to physicality, clothing, gestures, and facial expressions, Petitfils reads early Christian martyrdom accounts as