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Addiction and grace :  love and spirituality in the healing of addictions /  Print 
 Addiction & grace 
Gerald G. May. 
 - San Francisco, CA :  HarperOne,  [2006?].  (1988) 
 - viii, 216 p. ;  21 cm.  Paperback book. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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" --Cover, p. 4. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0061122432 9780061122439 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Compulsive behavior--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Substance abuse--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Christianity.<br/>Compulsive Behavior.<br/>Substance-Related Disorders.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.86 May   12