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St. Methodius: The Symposium: A Treatise on Chastity is unavailable, but you can change that!

A dialogue written to imitate Plato’s Symposium is a unique early Christian document written in beautiful poetic prose during the patristic period.

surprised if she sat idle when she heard about this banquet and did not immediately run to listen to our discussions, like a bird in search of food. Greg. No; the report is that she was with Methodius when he was questioning Arete about this matter. It is indeed a good and blessed thing to have a guide and teacher like Arete.2 Eub. Well, now, Gregorion, whom are we to call the better, those who are superior to concupiscence without experiencing it, or those who have concupiscence and yet practice
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