Evagrius on Sadness

Douglas E. Christie

Evagrius on Sadness

Theological Studies

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Abstract

The article discusses the role of sadness in the spiritual life of Christian. It focuses on the moral and spiritual importance of sadness within the Christian spirituality, centering on the impact of sadness to the life of monks. It also accounts how Christians tend to accept the challenge to morally and spiritually struggle and understand the presence of sadness. In addition, it accounts the work of fourth-century monastic writer Evagrius of Pontus on the function of sadness among Christian.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	395-409
Journal	Cistercian Studies Quarterly
Volume	44
Issue number	4
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Sadness
Christianity
Religious Life
Emotions
Evagrius of Pontus
Mental Depression

Disciplines

Christianity
Religion

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Evagrius on Sadness

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