Ernest Renan was a French scholar and writer who made important contributions to the study of religion and philosophy. In this book, Clara Erskine Clement provides an English translation of Renan's lectures on Rome and Christianity, and on the philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Renan's insights into these topics are both penetrating and original, shedding new light on some of the central issues in the history of Western thought.

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