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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 fallen world, its impact on physical health, and the healing of human nature by the incarnate Son of God. He explains healing as a means of glorifying God, stressing again the crucial role of prayer and sacramental grace in promoting genuine health. When illness plunges us into unfamiliar territory, even to the point of death, Larchet teaches us to marshal spiritual reserves in a society dominated by technology and materialism. In a time when the physician has been dubbed the high priest of the god of Modern Medicine, Larchet encourages us to situate these crucial experiences within the framework of their relationship to the unique reality of the Holy Trinity.

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Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
The Origins of Illness
The Original "Perfection"	p. 17
The Initial Cause of Illness: Original Sin	p. 26
Are People Responsible for the Illnesses That Afflict Them?	p. 33
The Healing of Human Nature by the Incarnate Word	p. 40
Why Does Illness Persist?	p. 41
Illnesses of the Body and Illnesses of the Soul	p. 50
The Precariousness of Health	p. 53
The Spiritual Meaning of Illness
The Ambivalence of Health and Illness	p. 55
The Positive Meaning of Sickness and Suffering	p. 57
A Manifestation of Providence	p. 60
An Opportunity for Spiritual Progress	p. 64
God's Help and Man's Contribution	p. 69
The Importance of Patience	p. 71
The Essential Role of Prayer	p. 72
The Way of Holiness	p. 76
Christian Paths toward Healing
Seek Healing to Glorify God	p. 79
Christ the Physician	p. 81
The Saints Heal in the Name of Christ	p. 84
Spiritual Paths Toward Healing	p. 85
The Role of Secular Medicine	p. 102
Maximalist Positions	p. 109
A Spiritual Understanding of Secular Means of Healing	p. 114
Healing Comes from God	p. 116
The Limitations of Medical Science	p. 119
Have a Care also for the Healing of the Soul	p. 121
The Healing of the Body Symbolizes and Foretells the Healing of Our Whole Being	p. 124
Illnesses of the Soul Are More Serious than Those of the Body	p. 125
The Relative Nature of Physical Health	p. 126
The Promise of Future Incorruptibility and Immortality	p. 126
Christ Came also to Save the Body	p. 127
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