Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire by R.J. Snell

Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire

R.J. Snell

144 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy religion challenging reflective slow-paced
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While the term acedia may be unfamiliar, the vice, usually translated as sloth, is all too common. Sloth is not mere laziness, however, but a disgust with reality, a loathing of our call to be friends with God, and a spiteful hatred of place and l...

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