ORTHODOXY & ADDICTION
Sexual Passions and Addiction: Healing the Spiritual Wounds of Our Age
A Talk by Dr. Philip Mamalakis for All Saints of North America Orthodox Church.
Excerpt: "To become fully persons is to be truly united with Christ. Oftentimes, we’re tempted to define ourselves by our passions, by our struggles. . . yet we only see who we truly are when we’re transformed and no longer controlled by our passions."
From Object to Icon: The Struggle for Spiritual Vision in a Pornographic World
By Andrew Williams
With Forward by Dr. Philip Mamalakis
"Since the advent of the internet, it has become increasingly obvious that as a society we suffer from a pornography problem—and Orthodox Christians are no exception. While many practical resources are available to help those who struggle with pornography use, these fail to address the problem at its deeper, spiritual root and to acknowledge how it affects us all.
From Object to Icon shows us all how to change the way we see—to learn to see iconographically rather than pornographically. Whether or not we struggle with pornography use, this book shows us how to stop objectifying others and instead see the spiritual reality in everyone we encounter."
The Forward of this book was written by Dr. Philip Mamalakis.