In the early second century, a young Roman named Silanus attends the lectures of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus and debates with his friend Scaurus, a sceptical reader of Paul and the Gospels. The novel follows his slow conversion and serves Abbott’s argument, set out in his preface, that faith in Christ need not rest on belief in miracles.
A thoughtful novel of ideas by the author of Flatland, for readers interested in Stoicism and early Christianity. Download the free EPUB.