
The PloughRead: Two Thousand Years of Christian Strangeness by Tom Holland
Another Life with Joy Marie Clarkson
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The Moral Resonance of Pain in Ancient Culture
Pain is a huge theme in those aspects of ancient culture that have survived for us. The ability to withstand excruciating pain becomes a measure of a man, writes Tom Foreman. Pain suffered by the bottom half of society also serves as an index of moral strength because their pain is contemptible.
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