Illness and Cure of the Soul

This was a wonderful book to read. Archimandrite (now Metropolitan) Hierotheos recounts a conversation with several interested modern folks as they discuss the Patristic tradition of the path to theosis in the light of modern life and medical science. Father Hierotheos' comments throughout provide layers of depth and loads of practical advice for those of us who continue to try to live out the life of asceticism, sacrament, and prayer as prescribed by the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church while not falling into the traps of either sinful modernism or dry and shallow conservatism. I recommend this book for those who are already familiar with Orthodox spirituality (there is a lot of technical terminology used here that won't be readily familiar to the novice) and is looking for a way to deepen their understanding of it and its application to the modern person. ( )