Addiction and Grace

Name: Addiction and Grace
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ISBN: 9780060655372

ISBN-10: 0060655372

ISBN-13: 9780060655372

Edition: 1988 (Reprint)

Authors: Gerald G. May

List price: $14.95

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Here is Gerald May's brilliant and now classic exploration of the psychology and physiology of addiction. It offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the "processes of attachment" that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/4/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Gerald G. May, M.D. (1940-2005), practiced medicine and psychiatry for twenty-five years before becoming a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland. He was the author of many books and articles blending spirituality and psychology, including Addiction and Grace , Care of Mind/Care of Spirit , Will and Spirit , and The Dark Night of the Soul .