{"product_id":"callista","title":"Calista","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you hold on to when keeping your faith means risking everything familiar?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn John Henry Newman’s historical novel Callista, the temples and marketplace of Sicca belong to a pagan world. Agellius lives quietly as a Christian among relatives who do not share his faith. Under the emperor Decius, Christians face a stark demand: sacrifice to the gods or suffer for refusing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCallista, a gifted young Greek woman, feels a hunger the old religion cannot fill. As she is drawn toward Christianity, Agellius doubts his strength to bear its cost. Then locusts strip the fields around Sicca, hunger spreads, and frightened people seek someone to blame. Questions of conscience become choices neither can keep at a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA restless search\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Callista as admiration and charm leave her longing for something deeper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFaith under pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Agellius, whose quiet belief faces the demands of family, love, and fear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA town in fear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a landscape where locusts strip fields and hardship turns people toward blame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe pull of family\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Juba and Jucundus draw Agellius toward loyalties that complicate his faith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConscience beyond argument\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Newman’s view that religious certainty grows through more than reasoned debate alone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy thoughtful, slowly paced historical fiction with a strong moral and religious core, and anyone curious about Christians under Roman rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and enter Sicca, where private belief meets the demands of a frightened world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534781677916,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12909_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792175228","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/calista-es","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}