F. W. Farrar's essay collection follows three ancient thinkers—Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius—as seekers after God. Through biography and philosophical outline, it illuminates their ethics, spiritual longing, and Roman setting. For listeners interested in Stoicism's encounter with early Christianity, it offers a thoughtful, sober survey.
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Opening of the book
SEEKERS AFTER GOD BY THE REV. F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., CANON OF WESTMINSTER. CONTENTS SENECA. • INTRODUCTORY. • CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY AND EARLY YEARS OF SENECA. • CHAPTER II. THE EDUCATION OF SENECA. • CHAPTER III. THE STATE OF ROMAN SOCIETY. • CHAPTER IV. POLITICAL CONDITION OF ROME UNDER TIBERIUS AND CAIUS.
• CHAPTER V. THE REIGN OF CAIUS. • CHAPTER VI. THE REIGN OF CLAUDIUS, AND THE BANISHMENT OF SENECA. • CHAPTER VII. SENECA IN EXILE. • CHAPTER VIII. SENECA'S PHILOSOPHY GIVES WAY. • CHAPTER IX. SENECA'S RECALL FROM EXILE. • CHAPTER X. AGRIPPINA, THE MOTHER OF NERO. • CHAPTER XI. NERO AND HIS TUTOR. • CHAPTER XII. THE BEGINNING OF THE END. • CHAPTER XIII. THE DEATH OF SENECA. • CHAPTER XIV. SENECA AND ST. PAUL. • CHAPTER XV. SENECA'S RESEMBLANCES TO SCRIPTURE. EPICTETUS. • CHAPTER I. THE LIFE OF EPICTETUS, AND HOW HE REGARDED IT. • CHAPTER II. LIFE AND VIEWS OF EPICTETUS (continued). • CHAPTER III. LIFE AND VIEWS OF EPICTETUS (continued.) • CHAPTER IV. THE "MANUAL" AND "FRAGMENTS" OF EPICTETUS. • CHAPTER V. THE DISCOURSES OF EPICTETUS. MARCUS AURELIUS. • CHAPTER I. THE EDUCATION OF AN EMPEROR. • CHAPTER II. THE LIFE AND THOUGHTS OF MARCUS AURELIUS. • CHAPTER III. THE LIFE AND THOUGHTS OF MARCUS AURELIUS (continued). • CHAPTER IV. THE "MEDITATIONS" OF MARCUS AURELIUS. CONCLUSION.
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