'The Will of Heaven'
Considering Xenophon's Anabasis and Human Autonomy: Part 3
For the modern reader, the things that fairly leaps from the pages of Xenophon's Anabasis, on my final listen, is the extreme pious religiosity of the author and his companions. [1]
The most pious American Christians I know have the following habits:
-Church on Sunday
-Bible study on Wednesday
-Prayer at dinner
-Praying on a specific question
Xenophon the Ath…