Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses by Dr Jean-Claude Larchet

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Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses by Dr Jean-Claude Larchet

Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses by Dr. Jean-Claude Larchet
is available from St Tikhon's Monastery Press and Bookstore

"Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses
by Dr Jean-Claude Larchet. Translated by Fr Kilian Sprecher.

Dr Jean-Claude Larchet’s long-awaited great work,
Thérapeutique des maladies spirituelles is being published in 
English by Alexander Press

A vast synthesis of patristic and ascetic oriental teachings from the
1st to 14th centuries, this study presents a renewed vision of the 
Christian doctrine of salvation and constitutes a veritable treaty, both
theoretical and practical, of spiritual psychology and medicine, as well
as a summation of Orthodox spirituality that has no equivalent."
From the Alexander Press website

This treatise is now available from Alexander Press. I just received
my copy. The website is not updated yet but you could contact
Alexander Press by phone or e-mail and order your copy.
The cost is $100.00 for the 3 Vol. set plus $20.00 for shipping.

The breath and scope of this monumental work is breathtaking.

A brief look at the table of contents is enough to realize the value
and significance of this treatise;

Contents of Volumes 1-3
VOLUME ONE
Publishers Introduction
Author's Introduction

Part One
Anthropological Premises, Original Health and the Origin
of Illnesses.
Chapter 1 - Man's Original Health
Chapter 2 - The First Origin of Illnesses; The Ancestral Sin
Chapter 3 - Pathology of Fallen Man
        1. Pathology of knowledge
                  a) Perversion and decline of knowledge and its organs
                  b) Evil as an invention. The birth of fantastical knowledge.
                      The delirious perception of reality in fallen man
         2. Pathology of desire and pleasure
                  a) The diversion of desire and the perversion of pleasure
                  b) Economy of desire
                  c) Pathology of desire and pleasure in fallen man
         3. Pathology of aggressiveness
         4. Pathology of freedom
         5. Pathology of memory
         6. Pathology of the imagination
         7. Pathology of the senses and bodily functions 

Part Two
Nosology, Symptomatology and Pathogenesis of Spiritual
Diseases: The Passions
Chapter 1 - The Passions, Spiritual Illnesses
Chapter 2 - Self-Love
Chapter 3 - Gluttony
Chapter 4 - Lust
Chapter 5 - Love of Money and Greed
Chapter 6 - Sadness
Chapter 7 - Acedia
Chapter 8 - Anger
Chapter 9 - Fear
Chapter 10 - Vainglory
Chapter 11 - Pride
Chapter 12 - Transmission of Spiritual Illnesses
in Fallen Humanity

VOLUME TWO
Part Three
General Conditions of Therapy
Chapter 1 - Christ the Physician
Chapter 2 - Sacramental Therapies
1.     Introduction
2.     Baptism
3.     Chrismation
4.     Confession
5.     The Eucharist
6.     Anointing of the Sick (Holy Unction)
Chapter 3 - The Subjective Conditions for Healing and Health
1.     The Will to be Healed
2.     The Remedy of Faith
3.     The Remedy of Repentance
4.     The Remedy of Prayer
a. Prayer’s role and its therapeutic effects
b. The Method of hesychastic prayer
5.     The Remedy of the Commandments
6.     The Remedy of Hope
Chapter 4 - The Process of Healing: Inner Conversion
Part Four
Implementation of Therapy
Chapter 1 - The Twofold movement of Inner Conversion: Praxis
Chapter 2 - Outline of the Therapy of the Fundamental Faculties of the Soul. Implementation of the Generic Virtues
1. Introduction
2. Temperance
3. Courage
4. Prudence
Chapter 3 - The Therapeutic Role of the Spiritual Father
Chapter 4 - The Manifestation of Thoughts
Chapter 5 - The Fight Against Thoughts
1. The inner warfare
2. The dual origin of thoughts
3. The mechanism of temptation
4. The spiritual strategy: vigilance and attention
5. The rejection of wicked thoughts
6. The role of prayer and patience
7.Therapeutic effects
Chapter 6 - Adjuvant Therapy: Bodily Asceticism

VOLUME THREE
Part Five
The Therapy of Passions and the Acquisition of Virtues
Chapter 1 - Therapy of gluttony: Temperance
Chapter 2 - Therapy of Lust: Continence and Chastity
1. Monastic chastity
2. Marital chastity
Chapter 3 - Therapy of Love of Money and Greed: Non-possession and Almsgiving
1. Non-possessiveness
2. Almsgiving
Chapter 4 - Therapy of Sadness: Mourning, Compunction and Joy
Chapter 5 - Therapy of Acedia
Chapter 6 - Therapy of Anger: Gentleness and Patience
Chapter 7 - Therapy of Fear: The Fear of God
Chapter 8 - Therapy of Vainglory and Pride: Humility
1. Therapy of vainglory
2. Therapy of pride
3. Humility

Part Six
Health Restored
Chapter 1 - Impassibility
Chapter 2 – Charity
1. Charity: the spiritual love of oneself
2. Love of one’s neighbours
3. The love of God
Chapter 3 – Knowledge
1. Introduction
2. Natural contemplation
3. The knowledge/vision of God
4. On the connection between the knowledge/vision of God and the praxis
5. The role of pure prayer

Conclusion

Bibliography



Therapy of Spiritual Illnesses by Dr Jean Claude-Larchet,
Translated by Fr Kilian Sprecher, 3 volume boxed set
Copyright @2012 Alexander Press, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
ISBN - 1-896800-39-4
Alexander Press
Tel: (514)738-5517 or (514)738-4018
Fax: (514) 738-4718

Toll free: (866)303-5517
E-mail: johnh@megaweb.ca

5 comments:

  1. My word! I just received a copy of this last Sunday and started reading it. It`s incredible!

    Reply

  2. Hi how can I have a copy?
    I was thinking of having an e-copy? Please advice?

    Reply
    Replies

    1. There are copies available on Scribd...but only in French or Romanian!

    2. This comment has been removed by the author.

  3. Hello:
    I do not believe the set is available as an e-book. You may order this directly from Alexander Press or you may order from St Vladimir Seminary Press and bookstore at
    http://www.svspress.com/therapy-of-spiritual-illnesses-3-volume-set/
    God bless you!

    Reply

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