Audio Book Reader: Kathleen Norris

Acedia & Me:
A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life
Author/Reader: Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris

A personal and moving memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and brilliantly explores its relevancy to the modern individual and culture. A 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book. "Penetrating theological memoir... provides not just spiritual hope but a much-needed kick to the rear."—Publishers Weekly » Read More

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Publish Date: 09/16/2008
ISBN: 9780143143710

Synopsis:

Religion writer and memoirist Kathleen Norris here shares her experiences with the "noonday demon" to which she applied the medieval Church term "acedia." By doing so, Norris was able to get a fix on her affliction, as she explores the many personal dimensions of this neighbor of depression--and its effects on her, her relationships, and on society as a whole.

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"[Norris]" challenges her readers to be self-aware, conscious of their behavior and of how it both reveals and affects their souls."

New York Times Book Review - Kathryn Harrison (12/21/2008)

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Fiction Themes » Human Qualities & Behavior » Melancholy
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