RT Book
T1 Addiction and virtue: beyond the models of disease and choice
T2 Strategic initiatives in evangelical theology
A1 Dunnington, Kent 1977-
LA English
PP Downers Grove, Ill
PB IVP Academic
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/656699701
AB What is the nature of addiction? Neither of the two dominant models (disease or choice) adequately accounts for the experience of those who are addicted or of those who are seeking to help them. 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 an alternative to the usual reductionistic models. Going further, Dunnington maintains that addiction is not just a problem facing individuals. Its pervasiveness sheds prophetic light on our cultural moment. Moving beyond issues of individual treatment, this groundbreaking study also outlines significant implications for ministry within the local church context
OP 197
NO Includes bibliographical references and indexes
CN BV4598.7
SN 0-8308-3901-1
SN 978-0-8308-3901-8
K1 Habit breaking : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Compulsive behavior : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Church work with recovering addicts