- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > Religion / Ethics
Full Description
Kathleen Norris had written several much-loved books, yet she couldn't drag herself out of bed in the morning or summon the energy for daily tasks.
Even as she struggled, Norris recognized her familiar battle with acedia. She had discovered the word in an early Church text when she was in her thirties, and instantly recognized herself in a passage describing the affliction as sinking into a state of being unable to care.
Fascinated by this 'noonday demon' so familiar to the early Church, Norris read intensively and knew she must restore this forgotten but utterly important concept to the modern world's vernacular.
As Kathleen explains, 'restless boredom, frantic escapism, commitment phobia, and enervating despair that we struggle with today are the ancient demon of acedia in modern dress.'
Contents
Kathleen Norris had written several much-loved books, yet she couldn't drag herself out of bed in the morning, couldn't summon the energy for daily tasks. Even as she struggled, Norris recognized her familiar battle with acedia. She had discovered the word in an early Church text when she was in her thirties, and instantly recognized herself in a passage describing the affliction as sinking into a state of being unable to care. Fascinated by this 'noonday demon' so familiar to those in the early Church, Norris read intensively and knew she must restore this forgotten but utterly important concept to the modern world's vernacular.This burden blights not just individuals, but whole societies: "restless boredom, frantic escapism, commitment phobia, and enervating despair that we struggle with today are the ancient demon of acedia in modern dress."See photocopy for more.
-
- 電子書籍
- 東京アパレルガール【マイクロ】(29)…
-
- 電子書籍
- 【デジタル限定】石原さき写真集「野望に…
-
- 電子書籍
- 【単話版】ゲーム世界転生〈ダン活〉~ゲ…
-
- 電子書籍
- 出会いは真夜中に【分冊】 2巻 ハーレ…
-
- 電子書籍
- 週刊東洋経済 2013年11月2日号 …



