By common consent, in recent decades, aggression, violence, brutal behavior, destructiveness are phenomena that abound in our society, and concern both our spiritual leaders and pastors, as well as the scientific world in general. The Fathers of our Church, with their deep experience and knowledge of the human soul, consider that violence, destructiveness, and unrestrained behavior are often the result of pride and consequently of anger and wrath: "The passions of anger are wrath, bitterness, shouting, irritability, audacity, arrogance, and if anything else," says Saint Gregory of Sinai. That is: Anger, bitterness, shouting, irritability, audacity, arrogance, and many others are passions that stem from anger." [...] (from the preface of the book)