The Illness and Cure of the Soul in the Orthodox Tradition by Archim. Hierotheos Vlachos; Effie Mavromichali [Translator] - 2005-01-01

Birth of the Theotokou Monastery Press, 2005. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Orthodox Book Centre, January 2005. Paper Back. New.

Levadia, Greece: Birth Of Theotokos Monastery. VG In Wraps. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Pages: 184.. 1997. Reprint. Trade Paperback..

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Birth of the Theotocos Monastery, 2010. In English. Soft cover, 19.5 cm, 204 pp.
ISBN: 978-960-7070-18-0.

The book Illness and cure of the Soul records actual discussions between the author and a group of Christians examining fundamental issues of the spiritual life. The author's responses make clear that he regards the basic prerequisites for being cured of passions as awareness of being ill and the search for healing and for someone who can help.
He writes about the three stages of the spiritual life (purification of the heart, illumination of the nous and deification), the three categories of Christians (those who have not been cured, those being cured and those who have been cured), and the two kinds of baptism (baptism in water and baptism in the Spirit).
Other subjects touched upon include the emotions, fantasy and imagination, thoughts, the difference between spiritual fathers and psychologists, Orthodox monasticism and the knowledge of God.
In many respects this book presents in… Read More