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Time and Despondency

Regaining the Present in Faith and Life

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Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms of what early Christian theologians called despondency (acedia), a spiritual sickness rooted in a lack of care or effort.

A condition as old as the ancients, despondency thrives in today's culture of leisure, anxiety, and digital distraction. Time and Despondency is a penetrating synthesis of ancient theology, spiritual memoir, and self-help practicality. It envisions despondency as the extension of a broken relationship with the experience of time.

Driven by the fear of death and the anxiety of living, despondency drives us to abandon the present moment, forsaking the only temporal realm in which we have true fellowship with Christ. The remedies offered by time-honored Christian thinkers for this predicament constitute not only an antidote to despondency but also stepping stones back to the present moment.

In regaining the sacredness of time, we re-encounter the resurrection of Christ in the dark and restless moments of our lives.

©2017 Nicole M. Roccas (P)2018 Nicole M. Roccas Christian Living Christianity Spirituality
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all great: Nicole Ricca's is reading her own book, so you know the emphases are exactly as the author intended. she has such clarity and opens the human mind and soul to examination with love and humour.

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This book helpfully shows us where the roots of our despondency lie. Through reimagining our relationship with time we can learn how to ‘be’ in every moment and to see how by being present, by re-presenting time and ourselves we can partake of Christ’s resurrection. The practical tools for dealing with our despondent tendencies are really helpful.

A great dive into our inner despondency

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