Overcoming Spiritual Slump: A Story of Acedia and how God Can Get You Back in the Game

Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life
By NICOLE M. ROCCAS
Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms, of what early Christian theologians called despondency (acedia), a spiritual sickness rooted in a lack of care or effort.
The Noonday Demon: A Modern Woman's Struggle with Soulweariness
By Kathleen Norris
RELIGION & BELIEFS. A memoir that resurrects the ancient term acedia, or soul-weariness, and explores its relevance to the modern individual and culture.