What is worth dying for—and how do we live honorably when death isn’t the point?
St. George’s earliest lives depict a soldier who refuses imperial demands, framing martyrdom as faithful witness—an honorable life that may cost everything—rather than a quest for heroic death.
Rebekah Eklund (Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore) is a New Testament and ethics scholar whose Beatitudes research—on meekness, peacemaking, and the persecuted—maps 2,000 years of interpretation in The Beatitudes through the Ages.
Chapter 7 of the #GruntGod Season Pass includes:
📝 A revised chapter exploring George and martyrdom.
🎨 An original digital icon of George the Martyr—part of the GruntGod Icon Series
🎧 A high-quality, ad-free MP3 download of the podcast episode, featuring exclusive insights from Rebekah Eklund.
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What is worth dying for—and how do we live honorably when death isn’t the point?
St. George’s earliest lives depict a soldier who refuses imperial demands, framing martyrdom as faithful witness—an honorable life that may cost everything—rather than a quest for heroic death.
Rebekah Eklund (Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore) is a New Testament and ethics scholar whose Beatitudes research—on meekness, peacemaking, and the persecuted—maps 2,000 years of interpretation in The Beatitudes through the Ages.
Chapter 7 of the #GruntGod Season Pass includes:
📝 A revised chapter exploring George and martyrdom.
🎨 An original digital icon of George the Martyr—part of the GruntGod Icon Series
🎧 A high-quality, ad-free MP3 download of the podcast episode, featuring exclusive insights from Rebekah Eklund.
Your purchase helps support our mission to build a better theology for those who serve;
📚 Buy e/books via Bookshop
🎧 Buy audiobooks via Libro
💰 Donate directly via Venmo
