{"product_id":"loa-aristides-apology","title":"The Apology of Aristides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can the sky, the sea, and the care of a stranger reveal about faith?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Apology of Aristides, an Athenian philosopher addresses a Roman emperor with a short defence of Christianity. He begins with the heavens, the earth, and the sea. Their order, he argues, points to one uncreated God. His plea asks for tolerance and understanding toward believers who face scrutiny and exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristides then turns from the world to the people who inhabit it. He examines the beliefs of barbarians, Greeks, Jews, and Christians, judging their ideas against his account of God. His argument leads to a portrait of Christian life in which care for the poor and the stranger becomes evidence for the faith he defends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn argument from the world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Aristides from the movement of the heavens toward his account of an uncreated God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour peoples under scrutiny\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore how he divides humankind and weighs each group's understanding of the divine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGods with human faults\u003c\/strong\u003e – See why Aristides challenges Greek stories that give gods human shapes and weaknesses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith expressed through care\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter his portrait of believers whose charity makes their claims about truth concrete.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA plea before power\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how a Christian philosopher uses reason to ask a Roman ruler for understanding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of early church history, anyone curious about Christian appeals to Roman rulers, and lovers of short ancient arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and follow Aristides from the visible world into his defence of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":58111232475484,"sku":"LOA-166-EB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":58111232508252,"sku":"LOA-166-AU","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":58113787167068,"sku":"LOA-166-PB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":58113787199836,"sku":"LOA-166-HC","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-forbidden-00166-en.png?v=1792190845","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/loa-aristides-apology","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}