The Porch and the Cross : Ancient Stoic Wisdom for Modern Christian Living Kevin Vost [print]

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Vost, Kevin [Author]

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9781621381709

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.V971.T447

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Contents:

The Life of the Roman Socrates -- Lectures for Learning, Living, and Loving. -- A legacy of Sanity in Need of Recovery

The Life of the Slave Who Knew True Freedom -- Lessons That Free and freed the Human Soul -- A Legacy of Integrity Integral to Mental Well-Being

The Life of the Rich Man Who Sought Higher Treasures -- Lessons Eloquent, Elegant, and Worldly-Wise -- A Legacy of humanity the Whole Wide World Needs Now

The Life of the Emperor Who Bowed to the Slave -- Lessons of Humble Grandeur -- A Legacy of Nobility to Inspire the Same in Us

Bringing Stoic Wisdom and Christian Love into Our World Today

Subject: Regardless of their sometimes ambiguous concepts of God, the Roman Stoic philosophers did acknowledge Him, but on the basis of reason alone, because they had not met Christ. Nonetheless, they did deduce from God's existence our need to live lives of virtue, honor, tranquility, and self-control--and they developed effective techniques to help us achieve this. Musonius Rufus the teacher, Epictetus the slave, Seneca the adviser to emperors, and Marcus Aurelius, the emperor himself, produced a practical technology we can use to integrate Christian ethics into our own daily practice. As Kevin Vost so wonderfully illustrates in his new book, The Porch and the Cross, the Stoics can help us learn--and remember--what is up to us, and what is up to God alone. In medieval times, Christian monks copied the Stoics' handbooks, and scholastic theologians mined their works for gems of natural moral wisdom. In the 1960s, cognitive psychotherapists turned to the Stoics to discover methods to conquer depression and anxiety. And there is still today much that Christians can learn from these "teachers on the porch" of antiquity. https://www.amazon.com/Porch-Cross-Ancient-Wisdom-Christian/dp/1621381706/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781621381709&qid=1569261030&s=books&sr=1-1

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BR100.V678.C767 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001691068

PennsylvaniaRT I - Musonius Rufus: Profound Pro-Life Philosopher -- The Life of the Roman Socrates -- Lectures for Learning, Living, and Loving. -- A legacy of Sanity in Need of Recovery

PennsylvaniaRT II - Epictetus: God's Lame Messenger -- The Life of the Slave Who Knew True Freedom -- Lessons That Free and freed the Human Soul -- A Legacy of Integrity Integral to Mental Well-Being

PennsylvaniaRT III - Seneca: Silver-Tongued Stoic Stylist -- The Life of the Rich Man Who Sought Higher Treasures -- Lessons Eloquent, Elegant, and Worldly-Wise -- A Legacy of humanity the Whole Wide World Needs Now

Part IV - Marcus Aurelius: When Caesar Renders Unto God -- The Life of the Emperor Who Bowed to the Slave -- Lessons of Humble Grandeur -- A Legacy of Nobility to Inspire the Same in Us

Conclusion -- Bringing Stoic Wisdom and Christian Love into Our World Today

Regardless of their sometimes ambiguous concepts of God, the Roman Stoic philosophers did acknowledge Him, but on the basis of reason alone, because they had not met Christ. Nonetheless, they did deduce from God's existence our need to live lives of virtue, honor, tranquility, and self-control--and they developed effective techniques to help us achieve this. Musonius Rufus the teacher, Epictetus the slave, Seneca the adviser to emperors, and Marcus Aurelius, the emperor himself, produced a practical technology we can use to integrate Christian ethics into our own daily practice. As Kevin Vost so wonderfully illustrates in his new book, The Porch and the Cross, the Stoics can help us learn--and remember--what is up to us, and what is up to God alone. In medieval times, Christian monks copied the Stoics' handbooks, and scholastic theologians mined their works for gems of natural moral wisdom. In the 1960s, cognitive psychotherapists turned to the Stoics to discover methods to conquer depression and anxiety. And there is still today much that Christians can learn from these "teachers on the porch" of antiquity.

https://www.amazon.com/Porch-Cross-Ancient-Wisdom-Christian/dp/1621381706/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781621381709&qid=1569261030&s=books&sr=1-1

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