Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
- Published by: Bethany House Publishers January 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1577780728
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1577780724
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Review
Jesus Freaks by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs, is a companion volume to dc Talk's album of the same name. It is a book for teenagers about martyrdom, containing dozens of profiles of figures ranging from Stephen, whose martyrdom is described in the Book of Acts, to "Anila and Perveen," two teenage Pakistani girls and Christian believers. In 1997, Perveen was killed for running away in order to avoid marrying a Muslim man; Anila was imprisoned for helping her friend escape. In an introduction to the book, Michael Tait explains its purpose: "In a world built on free will instead of God's will, we must be the Freaks. While we may not be called to martyr our lives, we must martyr our way of life. We must put our selfish ways to death and march to a different beat. Then the world will see Jesus." The book's design is hip and easy to read, and its summary of Christian persecutions that continue today is useful--and frightening.
New Man Magazine, Nov/Dec 1999
"A call to be extreme dc Talk hope to stir modern-day Christians with stories of early Christian martyrdom."
Reader Reviews
Jesus Freaks has a lot of stories from the twentieth-century, thus depicting that there is still a plethora of innocents dying for the sake of Christ today. These short stories will touch your heart and change your outlook on faith. The people who have died or suffered for the kingdom of heaven have shown us just what it really means to be the "salt and the light of the world" for they have seasonded the earth with their blood and they have become a light for us to follow as true servants of Christ. I really enjoyed the map on the back which displayed the nations that are in need of prayer.
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