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Acedia (Paperback)
D. Eric Hanson
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R283
Discovery Miles 2 830
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Acedia, a Latin word, is variously defined as apathy, boredom, or
sloth, one of the seven deadly sins. It derives from the Greek
akedeia, which means grief and is perhaps more appropriate,
especially in this case. These definitions, however, seem to allude
to a description of symptoms rather than an actual meaning. Acedia
is also considered a condition; a spiritual depression or
separation from God. Mother Theresa mentions an extensive period of
feeling estranged from God in her book Come Be My Light, and it is
the source of St. John of the Cross's poem "Dark Night of the
Soul." As both Thomas Moore and Robert Wick have observed in Dark
Nights of the Soul and Riding the Dragon, respectively, distress
can be a great source of personal growth, if one has the
determination (or temerity) to face it head-on. These poems,
therefore, are a chronicle of both the cause and effect of my own
personal descent in to the proverbial abyss. This book is
collection of poems about lost love, the soul, and life's journey.
They are primarily ballads with some sonnets, and free verse. There
is even an occasional one with visual structure. There are 86 poems
in this book.
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