{"product_id":"silanus-the-christian","title":"Silanus the Christian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if mastering yourself is not enough to show you how to live?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilanus faces a world he cannot make safe or fair. Wealth, power, learning, and religious traditions offer no escape from suffering. In Edwin Abbott Abbott's philosophical historical novel, this Roman turns toward the teaching of Epictetus and the question of what lies within a person's control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity places another claim before him: according to its teaching, Christ calls forth trust and love, not simply right conduct. As Silanus moves from Stoic thought toward Christian faith, ideas shape his search. At stake is how he responds to pain, duty, weakness, and the people around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe limits of control\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Epictetus's teaching through the things a person cannot command: events, others, and bodily fortune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Roman's search\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Silanus as he asks what makes a life good when suffering remains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove beside self-mastery\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider the novel's central question: whether self-command is enough, or love offers something more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdeas that shape conduct\u003c\/strong\u003e – See belief matter in responses to pain, weakness, duty, and the needs of others.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompeting guides to life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter an ancient setting where Stoicism and Christianity offer distinct answers to human obligation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers drawn to early Christianity, Stoic ethics, and thoughtful fiction about belief, especially those who enjoy following a question rather than rushing toward an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and join Silanus in asking what it means to live well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534727381340,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12046_en_ebook-front_c07.jpg?v=1792175142","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/silanus-the-christian","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}