Theology of Illness

Name: Theology of Illness
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ISBN: 9780881412390

ISBN-10: 0881412392

ISBN-13: 9780881412390

Edition: 2002

Authors: Jean-Claude Larchet, Michael Breck

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[This book] offers us fresh insight into the mystery of evil, sin, and illness, and their place within our struggle toward holiness... It gives us renewed hope, by locating the "problem of pain" in a profoundly theological framework, in which ultimate resolution of the mystery of illness and suffering is provided by the healing touch of Christ Himself, the Physician of our souls and bodies. John Breck, from the Foreword Jean-Claude Larchet's The Theology of Illness, already translated into several languages, now appears in English and explores biblical and patristic perspectives on sickness and redemptive suffering. The questions Larchet considers are fundamental: the origins of sin in a…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Saint Vladimir's Seminary Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 132
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.43" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



The Origins of Illness


The Original "Perfection"


The Initial Cause of Illness: Original Sin


Are People Responsible for the Illnesses That Afflict Them?


The Healing of Human Nature by the Incarnate Word


Why Does Illness Persist?


Illnesses of the Body and Illnesses of the Soul


The Precariousness of Health



The Spiritual Meaning of Illness


The Ambivalence of Health and Illness


The Positive Meaning of Sickness and Suffering


A Manifestation of Providence


An Opportunity for Spiritual Progress


God's Help and Man's Contribution


The Importance of Patience


The Essential Role of Prayer


The Way of Holiness



Christian Paths toward Healing


Seek Healing to Glorify God


Christ the Physician


The Saints Heal in the Name of Christ


Spiritual Paths Toward Healing


The Role of Secular Medicine


Maximalist Positions


A Spiritual Understanding of Secular Means of Healing


Healing Comes from God


The Limitations of Medical Science


Have a Care also for the Healing of the Soul


The Healing of the Body Symbolizes and Foretells the Healing of Our Whole Being


Illnesses of the Soul Are More Serious than Those of the Body


The Relative Nature of Physical Health


The Promise of Future Incorruptibility and Immortality


Christ Came also to Save the Body