The Stoic Way of Nature: A Pagan Spiritual Path

Authors

  • Michael McNierney University of Colorado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i7.13

Keywords:

neo-paganism, stoicism, philosophy

Abstract

Stoicism doesn’t have all the answers. It doesn’t even have all the questions. But it has some very good answers to some important questions - sensible answers to questions people still ask today, in spite of two thousand years of Christianity and a century of psychotherapy.

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Published

1999-02-01

How to Cite

McNierney, M. (1999). The Stoic Way of Nature: A Pagan Spiritual Path. Pomegranate, 7(Winter), 13-27. https://doi.org/10.1558/pome.v13i7.13