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Book SynopsisIn Thoughts Matter, Mary Margaret Funk focuses on renouncing the thoughts belonging to one's former way of life. Her eight chapters focus on different thoughts - food, sex, anger, dejection, acedia (profound weariness of the soul), vainglory (taking credit for good actions), and pride.
Table of ContentsContents Iconographer’s Preface ix
Rebecca Cown Introduction xvii
Chapter 1: About Thoughts 1
Chapter 2: About Food 16
Chapter 3: About Sex 31
Chapter 4: About Things 65
Chapter 5: About Anger 79
Chapter 6: About Dejection 104
Chapter 7: About
Acedia 115
Chapter 8: About Vainglory 141
Chapter 9: About Pride 159
Notes 177
Appendix 1: Monastic Practices 185
Appendix 2: Was Jesus Angry? 188
Select Bibliography 195
