{"title":"Minucius Felix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinucius Felix\u003c\/strong\u003e offers readers a profound journey into early Christian thought through works that blend apologetics with classical rhetoric. His writings, such as \u003cem\u003eApology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDe Spectaculis\u003c\/em\u003e, present thoughtful defences of Christian beliefs amidst the cultural and religious challenges of antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThose exploring this collection will find penetrating reflections on faith, morality, and the role of Christianity in society. Minucius Felix's texts remain significant for readers interested in the foundations of religious philosophy and the intersection of spirituality and classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apology-de-spectaculis-minucius-felix-octavius-by-minucius-felix-9780674992764","title":"Apology. De Spectaculis. Minucius Felix: Octavius","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe African Q. Septimus Florens Tertullianus (ca. 150–222 CE), the great Christian writer, was born a soldier's son at Carthage, educated in Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, and medicine. He studied law and became a pleader, remaining a clever and often tortuous arguer. At Rome, he became a learned and militant Christian. After a visit to churches in Greece (and Asia Minor?), he returned to Carthage and in his writings there founded a Christian Latin language and literature, toiling to fuse enthusiasm with reason; to unite the demands of the Bible with the practice of the Church; and to continue to vindicate the Church's possession of the true doctrine in the face of unbelievers, Jews, Gnostics, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn some of his many works, he defended Christianity, in others he attacked heretical people and beliefs; in others he dealt with morals. In this volume, we present \u003ci\u003eApologeticus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDe Spectaculis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOf Minucius, an early Christian writer of unknown date, we have only \u003ci\u003eOctavius\u003c\/i\u003e, a vigorous and readable debate between an unbeliever and a Christian friend of Minucius, Octavius Ianuarius, a lawyer sitting on the seashore at Ostia. Minucius himself acts as presiding judge. Octavius wins the argument. The whole work presents a picture of social and religious conditions in Rome, apparently about the end of the second century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558897926380,"sku":"9780674992764","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674992764-apology-de-spectaculis-minucius-felix-octavius.jpg?v=1776919788"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/minucius-felix.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}