'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…