in an Empire of Desire. R. J. Snell. Kettering, OH: Angelico Press, 2015.
Acedia and Its Discontents, R. J. Snell. Kettering, OH: Angelico Press, 2015.
Summary: This is an exploration of the vice usually known as sloth, often thought of as laziness. The author argues that acedia is a contempt of all relationships and a destructive embrace of autonomous unchecked freedom rather than the love of God and the good work to which God calls us.
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