The bulk of the movie pays tribute to
his stoic determination, not his trust in the divine; always a competitor, he simply refuses to break down and let his captors win.
It is not
stoic determination that gets us «gain of soul,» but faithful reliance on his promise of grace sufficient in weakness, a grace that works in everything for the gain of the soul.
A more subtle form is
the stoic determination to grit one's teeth and take what comes, asking no odds of God or man.
Not exact matches
In her legal career Charlene had never encountered a challenge that
stoic hard work and
determination couldn't beat.