Introduction / Teresa Okure, Jon Sobrino and Felix Wilfred
I. The reality of the martyrs and victims in our world
Our world : cruelty and compassion / Jon Sobrino
Martyrdom in an Asian struggle for life and dignity : Tamils in Sri Lanka / S.J. Emmanuel
Martyrs of Latin America / Elsa Tamez
Africa, a martyred continent : seed of a new humanity / Teresa Okure
II. A critical reinterpretation of martyrdom in the light of scripture and tradition
Jesus the martyr / Seán Freyne
Witnesses to love, killed by hatred of love / José Ignacio González Faus
The servant of Yahweh : the patient endurance of the poor, mirror of God's justice / Carlos Mesters
Martyrdom in religious traditions / Félix Wilfred
III. The historical ambiguity of martyrdom in the religions
The problem of martyrdom in missionary countries / Georg Evers
Christians' responsibility in situations of violence : a challenge for churches / Peter Kanyandago
Suffering because of the church : a key issue for contemporary Catholicism / Alberto Melloni
IV. The struggle and hope that makes martyrs
The crucified people as 'light for the nations' : a reflection on Ignacio Ellacuria / Kevin F. Burke
The hope born of the martyrs' love / Juan Hernández Pico
Open letter to our martyrs / Pedro Casaldáliga.
