The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World Audiobook (Free)

The Marvel of Martyrdom is about how self-sacrifice can transform lives and how martyrs can transform the world.

The book starts large-with famous and influential martyrs such as Jesus and Gandhi-and ends small-with ordinary people whose own experiences of self-sacrifice give martyrdom its political power. Looking for the developmental origins of self-sacrifice, the publication explores children’s folklore and the achievement of mega-hits like the Matrix and Harry Potter. Looking for the everyday rewards of self-sacrifice, the publication shows the prospect of finding signifying and happiness in assisting others.

The Marvel of Martyrdom takes a broad perspective on self-sacrifice and martyrdom, bringing together religion, popular culture, history, psychology, and mythology. Stories of people both famous (Gandhi) and obscure (Rodrigo Rosenberg) intertwine with analysis on altruism, happiness, and radicalization to terrorism. The changing panorama of the book’s setting-from The Roman Empire to nineteenth-century Russia to Nazi Germany to post-World Battle II India, to provide day Ukraine-makes the energy of self-sacrifice and martyrdom come alive and displays their potential to improve people and cultures.