Callista
A Sketch of the Third Century
by John Henry Cardinal Newman

Callista, one of John Henry Cardinal Newman's two novels, is the story of a young pagan woman in Roman north Africa (modern-day Tunisia) and her would-be suitor, a Christian youth, easy-going in his religious practices.  Newman paints a fascinating picture of life in the Roman province, with conflicts between imperial and local authority, sometimes gruesome pagan religious practices, and the harried life of the scattered flock of Catholics.  As an historical novel it has few rivals, with scenes of riots, witchcraft and the mocking urbanity of the Roman elites.

More importantly, Callista is a story of conversion, holiness and martyrdom, with implications even for our own age.

252 pages, 6 X 9", softcover book.
Price $15.95

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Four Faces Press
PO Box 562
Beltsville, MD 20704