* * * Akedia: the Spiritual Aspect of Depression. Causes, Remedies Translation from Russian by Adrian Tanasescu-Vlas AKEDIA, the “spirit of sloth” in St. Ephrem the Syrian’s well-known prayer, or the “paralysis of all spiritual faculties” as St. Teophan the recluse puts it, largely coincides with the the psychological notion of depression or listlessness, and is one of the most severe spiritual maladies of the contemporary world. From Saints Nicodemus the Hagiorite, Tikhon of Zadonsk, Ignatius Brianchaninov, Macarius of Optina, Luke of Crimea, to some of the best-known names of contemporary Russian spirituality, the present book offers a comprehensive Orthodox view on this ailment, and the spiritual remedies provided by Church Tradition against it. Format: 13 x 20 cm; 248 p. ISBN: 978‑973‑136‑180-2 «« back