Acedia – śmierć duchowa czy szansa na rozwój?
Acedia – A Spiritual Death or An Opportunity for Growth?

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to present the issue of acedia as a spiritual crisis that canlead to spiritual death, or become a path of growth and transformation towardsa more conscious living of one's life. The problem of acedia was the first to bestudied by the Desert Father Evagrius Ponticus, who today is considered itsgreatest theorist and became an inspiration for later authors. Today, manyworks are being written on the subject, in which acedia is discussed both fromthe side of psychology and Christian austerity. The article examines the complex issue of acedia, its sources, symptoms and remedies to help combat it.This topic is particularly important in these days so marked by sadness and depression, so it is all the more necessary to study this issue in order to bring help to suffering people.

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