Project Gutenberg 2018-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 138 Abbott, Edwin Abbott 1838 1926 A Square Abbott, E. A. (Edwin Abbott) Abbott, Edwin A. (Edwin Abbott) 07025561 Silanus the Christian Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Silanus the Christian" by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a historical novel written in the early 20th century." The narrative centers on the character of Quintus Junius Silanus, who, in the context of the Roman Empire around 118 A.D., is influenced by his mentor Epictetus while he navigates the complexities of his developing faith in Christianity amidst philosophical teachings. This work explores themes of belief, spirituality, and the interplay between philosophical inquiry and faith. "The opening of the text introduces us to Quintus Junius Silanus and his journey to Nicopolis to hear the lectures of Epictetus." Here, Silanus describes his experience at the lecture, detailing Epictetus's dynamic teaching style and firm philosophical stance on the nature of authority and the individual’s intrinsic freedom. As Silanus engages with the tenets of Stoicism and contrasts them with the concepts he begins to glean from Christian teachings, he starts to delve deeper into the spiritual implications of his new learnings while corresponding with friends about their conflicting views. The stage is set for Silanus's intellectual and spiritual growth, establishing a tension between his philosophical studies and emerging Christian beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction Christian fiction BR PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 844357 2025-06-22T15:02:38.202096 text/html 848619 2018-03-25T14:37:16 text/html 355665 2025-06-22T15:02:47.843015 application/epub+zip 364478 2025-06-22T15:02:39.778121 application/epub+zip 361335 2025-06-22T15:02:39.037102 application/epub+zip 596214 2025-06-22T15:02:54.590051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518747 2025-06-22T15:02:47.074031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519299 2022-08-25T14:56:47.445413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794134 2025-06-22T15:02:37.289085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 794305 2018-03-25T14:37:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19418 2025-06-22T15:02:54.753994 application/rdf+xml 8310 2025-06-22T15:02:39.154079 image/jpeg 1648 2025-06-22T15:02:39.096180 image/jpeg 295412 2018-03-25T14:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 328048 2018-03-25T14:37:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 327865 2025-06-22T15:02:38.278063 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia