New Publication! "Helluari Libris: On Stoicism, Distinction, and Early Christianity" Religion & Theology

I recently published a piece on how the mocking of Stoics might inform certain aspects of the reception of Christianity. I've posted a preview on Academia.edu. Enjoy!

Helluari Libris: On Stoicism, Distinction, and Early ChristianityThis essay engages the theme "Manufacturing Religion: From Christian Origins to Classical Islam" by challenging scholarly assumptions about the rapid reception and cohesion of new or developing philosophical and religious movements in Greek[image error]Robyn WalshHelluari LibrisAbstract This essay engages the theme “Manufacturing Religion: From Christian Origins to Classical Islam” by challenging scholarly assumptions about the rapid reception and cohesion of new or developing philosophical and religious movements in Greek and Roman antiquity. To illustrate this issue, I p…[image error]BrillRobyn Faith Walsh[image error]