love and spirituality in the healing of addictions /
Gerald G. May.
San Francisco, CA :
HarperOne,
[2006?]
viii, 216 pages ;
21 cm
Includes Plus: insights, interviews and more with two additional articles: Lightness of the soul (1991) and The dark night of recovery (2005).
Originally published in 1988.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-195) and index.
Desire: addiction and human freedom -- Experience: the qualities of addiction -- Mind: the psychological nature of addiction -- Body: the neurological nature of addiction -- Spirit: the theological nature of addiction -- Grace: the qualities of mercy -- Empowerment: grace and will in overcoming addiction -- Homecoming: discernment and the consecrated life -- Notes -- Index -- PLUS: Lightness of soul. The dark night of recovery.
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"Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes how addiction represents a doomed attempt to assert complete control over our lives. 'Addiction & Grace' is a compassionate and wise treatment of this important topic, offering a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality. This 'Plus' edition includes two additional essays by Gerald May not included in the hardcover version"--Page 4 of cover.
Addiction & grace
Compulsive behavior-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
Substance abuse-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.