The soul of recovery : uncovering the spiritual dimension in the treatment of addictions / Christopher D. Ringwald.
Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality. In [this book, the author] tells how and why they seek and achieve these transformations. Ranging as far back as the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society in 1840, [he] illuminates the use of spirituality within a wide range of treatm...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic,
2003.
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| Online Access: | University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection |
| Summary: | Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality. In [this book, the author] tells how and why they seek and achieve these transformations. Ranging as far back as the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society in 1840, [he] illuminates the use of spirituality within a wide range of treatment options - from the famous Twelve Step-style programs to those tailored to the needs of addicted women, Native Americans, or homeless teens not ready to quit. Focusing on the results rather than the validity of beliefs espoused by these programs, he demonstrates how addicts recover through practices such as self-examination, meditation, prayer and reliance on a self-defined higher power. But the most compelling evidence of spirituality's importance comes from those directly involved in the process. [He] traveled across the country to visit dozens of programs and interview hundreds of addicts, alcoholics, counselors, family members, doctors and scientists. Many share moving stories of suffering, survival, and redemption. A homeless man, a surgeon, a college student, a working mother-each describes the descent into addiction and how spirituality offered a practical, personal means to recovery. [He] also examines the controversies surrounding faith-based treatment and the recovery movement, from the conflict between science spirituality, to skepticism about the "new age" brand of spirituality these programs encourage, to constitutional issues over court-mandated participation in allegedly religious treatment programs. Combining in-depth research with powerful personal accounts, [this book] provide[s] a fuller understanding of the nature of addiction and how people overcome it.-Dust jacket |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Oxford, UK; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2002. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (audio disc) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0195147685 9780195147681 0195184645 9780195184648 0190287292 9780190287290 0198033699 9780198033691 0199849331 9780199849338 1280532211 9781280532214 1602568804 9781602568808 |