Alcohol Addiction And Christian Ethics

Download or read book Alcohol, Addiction and Christian Ethics written by Christopher C. H. Cook and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-05-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addictive disorders are characterised by a division of the will, in which the addict is attracted both by a desire to continue the addictive behaviour and also by a desire to stop it. Academic perspectives on this predicament usually come from clinical and scientific standpoints, with the 'moral model' rejected as outmoded. But Christian theology has a long history of thinking and writing on such problems and offers insights which are helpful to scientific and ethical reflection upon the nature of addiction. Chris Cook reviews Christian theological and ethical reflection upon the problems of alcohol use and misuse, from biblical times until the present day. Drawing particularly upon the writings of St Paul the Apostle and Augustine of Hippo, a critical theological model of addiction is developed. Alcohol dependence is also viewed in the broader ethical perspective of the use and misuse of alcohol within communities.

Download or read book Bound to Sin written by Alistair McFadyen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tests the explanatory and descriptive power of the doctrine of sin in relation to two concrete situations: sexual abuse of children and the holocaust. Taking seriously the explanatory power of secular discourses for analysing and regulating therapeutic action in relation to such situations, the book asks whether the theological language of sin can offer further illumination by speaking of God and the world together. Through its discussion of abuse and the holocaust, an engagement with Augustine, original sin and feminism, a fresh and sometimes surprising perspective is offered, both on the theology of sin and on the pathologies under consideration. The understanding of sin that emerges is centred on joyful worship of the trinitarian God. This essay is more systematic and more theological than most practical, pastoral or applied theology and more practical and concrete than most systematic or constructive theology. It is a genuinely concrete, systematic theology.

Download or read book Thirst written by James B. Nelson and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the path of recovery. James Nelson writes, as he lives, with a very special blend of insight, wisdom, humor, and humility. Sobriety sustainers and spirituality seekers will be encouraged and enlightened by his work.

Download or read book Addiction and Virtue written by Kent Dunnington and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this interdisciplinary work, Kent Dunnington brings the neglected resources of philosophical and theological analysis to bear on the problem of addiction. Drawing on the insights of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, he formulates a compelling alternative to the two dominant models of addiction--addiction as disease and addiction as choice.

Download or read book Christians and Alcohol written by Randy Jaeggli and published by BJU Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Considers objectively the crucial question of whether Christians today should be drinking alcoholic beverages even in moderation, thoroughly examines the clear biblical evidence from both the Old Testament and the New Testament as well as historical factors, and confidently affirms that total abstinence is the scriptural choice"--

Download or read book Living Together and Christian Ethics written by Adrian Thatcher and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-03-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first positive, in-depth study of cohabitation outside marriage from a mainstream Christian theological perspective.

Download or read book Self Love and Christian Ethics written by Darlene Fozard Weaver and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description