Download or read book The History of the Origins of Christianity Book VII - Marcus-Aurelius written by Joseph Ernest Renan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this last and final volume of this series, Renan argues that the Roman emperor's acceptance of Stoic philosophy had great influence on the Christian church as he pushed these beliefs onto others in his empire. Although Aurelius was known as an even handed and fair ruler he influence all those around him in his philosophical thinking.