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Addiction and Pastoral Care

Publisher:
, 2019
ISBN: 9781467452694

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A timely resource treating addiction holistically as both a spiritual and a pathological condition

Substance addictions present a unique set of challenges for pastoral care. In this book Sonia Waters weaves together personal stories, research, and theological reflection to offer helpful tools for ministers, counselors, chaplains, and anyone else called to care pastorally for those struggling with addiction.

Waters uses the story of the Gerasene demoniac in Mark’s Gospel to reframe addiction as a “soul-sickness” that arises from a legion of individual and social vulnerabilities. She includes pastoral reflections on oppression, the War on Drugs, trauma, guilt, discipleship, and identity. The final chapters focus on practical-care skills that address the challenges of recovery, especially ambivalence and resistance to change.

Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
—Vanderbilt University
“Simply put, this is the best book out there for any health professional or individual who wants to understand the spiritual and political complexities of addiction.”

Carrie Doehring
—Iliff School of Theology, Denver
“Given the prevalence of struggles with addictive substances among persons and families, religious leaders and chaplains will find Waters’s book extraordinarily helpful in understanding the neurological, medical, relational, cultural, and theological dimensions of substance use disorders.”

Product Details

  • Title : Addiction and Pastoral Care
  • Authors:
    • Waters, Sonia E.
    • Swinton, John
  • Publisher: Eerdmans
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • ISBN: 9781467452694
Sonia E. Waters (1972–2023) was associate professor of pastoral theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. An Episcopal priest, she served as a volunteer chaplain at a local treatment center and was involved in recovery activities in the Princeton area. 

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    $15.94

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