Germaine Mollon-Deschamps

This article by Germaine Mollon-Deschamps offers a comparative study between Stoic philosophy and Christian theology in their respective approaches to suffering. Through a structured reflection drawing on philosophical sources — notably Epictetus's *Enchiridion* and Seneca — as well as scriptural and patristic texts, the author examines the convergences and ruptures between these two traditions. The central idea is that Stoicism, while offering genuine resources for accepting pain, remains limited to a rational resignation in the face of an impersonal divine order. Christianity, by contrast, transfigures suffering by situating it within a personal relationship with a God of love, in the logic of the Incarnation, the Cross, and the Resurrection. The theological contribution of the article lies in its highlighting of the eschatological and cosmic dimension proper to the Christian vision, which is absent from Greek thought.