Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life

Nicole Roccas

ISBN 10: 1944967303 / ISBN 13: 9781944967307

Published by Ancient Faith Publishing January 2018, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life
• Publisher: Ancient Faith Publishing January 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1944967303
• ISBN 13: 9781944967307
• Binding: Paper Back
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Eastern Christendom

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Dr. Nicole Roccas has been researching and writing about time from both a historical and theological perspective for nearly ten years. In addition to being a writer and editor, she lectures at the Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College (Toronto). You can find more of her writing on her Ancient Faith podcast and blog, Time Eternal, and her website, nicoleroccas.com. Nicole has a PhD in History from the University of Cincinnati. A native of Wisconsin, Nicole lives in Toronto with her husband, Basil, whose efforts to indoctrinate her into the ways of maple syrup and Canadian spelling have yet to take effect.