β Scribed by Christopher D. Ringwald
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Millions of alcoholics and addicts recover through spirituality. In The Soul of Recovery: Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addictions, author and journalist Christopher D. Ringwald tells how and why they seek and achieve these transformations. Ranging as far back as the Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society in 1840, Ringwald 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. Ringwald 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. Ringwald also examines the controversies surrounding faith-based treatment and the recovery movement, from the conflict between science and 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 fascinating exploration of spirituality will provide a fuller understanding of the nature of addiction and how people overcome it.
CONTENTS......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
CHAPTER I: Addictions, Spiritual Solutions, and the Insights of Alcoholics Anonymous......Page 16
CHAPTER II: The Middle Class and Mainstream Treatment......Page 42
CHAPTER III: Womenβs Treatment, Womenβs Spirituality......Page 64
CHAPTER IV: Native American Treatment and Indian Spirituality......Page 92
CHAPTER V: Measuring Results, Measuring the Soul: Science and the Spirit......Page 122
CHAPTER VI: Our God, No God: Religious Methods and Secular Approaches......Page 148
CHAPTER VII: Harm Reduction: Challenging Tradition on the Street with Transcendence......Page 172
CHAPTER VIII: Treating Hard-Core Addicts: From Secular Practicality to Practical Spirituality in Therapeutic Communities......Page 199
CHAPTER IX: The Recovery Movement: Recovering God, Recovering Self......Page 227
CHAPTER X: Faith-Based Solutions in a Democracy......Page 252
NOTES......Page 284
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 300
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Y......Page 318
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