Sin and Addiction: Conceptual Enemies or Fellow Travelers?

The addiction recovery metaphor of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the sin/salvation metaphor of Protestant heritage have a lot more in common than people realize. On the surface, of course, it seems that the addiction recovery process is quite the opposite of what is assumed to be a religious approac...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mercadante, Linda A. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: MDPI [2015]
In: Religions
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 614-625
Further subjects:B Oxford Group
B Theology
B Spirituality
B Disease
B Moralism
B Religion
B addiction recovery
B Sin
B will power
B Protestant
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
Volltext (Verlag)
Volltext (doi)

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 1586051636
003 DE-627
005 20230427034157.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 190109s2015 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.3390/rel6020614  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1586051636 
035 |a (DE-576)516051636 
035 |a (DE-599)BSZ516051636 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |a 0  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)1050430522  |0 (DE-627)783976925  |0 (DE-576)16779986X  |4 aut  |a Mercadante, Linda A.  |d 1947- 
109 |a Mercadante, Linda A. 1947- 
245 1 0 |a Sin and Addiction  |b  Conceptual Enemies or Fellow Travelers?  |c Linda Mercadante 
264 1 |c [2015] 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a The addiction recovery metaphor of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the sin/salvation metaphor of Protestant heritage have a lot more in common than people realize. On the surface, of course, it seems that the addiction recovery process is quite the opposite of what is assumed to be a religious approach to addiction. Many assume that religion takes a moralistic or judgmental attitude to addiction, focusing on intentional wrong-doing, lack of will power, or sin, i.e., offending God, self and others. Instead, from a theological perspective, sin and addiction are not the opposites generally assumed. The identification of alienation from God, and the focus on spirituality and healing are core issues for both concepts. Understanding this congruence can facilitate a very productive conversation between theologians, religious believers, and recovering persons. 
650 4 |a Oxford Group 
650 4 |a Protestant 
650 4 |a addiction recovery 
650 4 |a Disease 
650 4 |a Moralism 
650 4 |a Religion 
650 4 |a Sin 
650 4 |a Spirituality 
650 4 |a Theology 
650 4 |a will power 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Religions  |d Basel : MDPI, 2010  |g 6(2015), 2, Seite 614-625  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)665435797  |w (DE-600)2620962-7  |w (DE-576)348219067  |x 2077-1444  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:6  |g year:2015  |g number:2  |g pages:614-625 
856 |u https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/2/614/pdf?version=1431340122  |x unpaywall  |z Vermutlich kostenfreier Zugang  |h publisher [oa journal (via doaj)] 
856 4 0 |u https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/2/614  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
856 |u https://doi.org/10.3390/rel6020614  |x doi  |3 Volltext 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 3039307096 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1586051636 
LOK |0 005 20190109102946 
LOK |0 008 190109||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixzo 
OAS |a 1 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
STA 0 0 |a Protestant,Religion,Religions,Religion,Religion in literature 
STB 0 0 |a Protestant,Religion,Religions,Religion 
STC 0 0 |a Protestante,Religión,Religión,Religión 
STD 0 0 |a Protestante,Religione,Religione,Religione 
STE 0 0 |a 基督新教徒,抗罗宗信徒,更正教徒,宗教,宗教 
STF 0 0 |a 基督新教徒,抗羅宗信徒,更正教徒,宗教,宗教 
STG 0 0 |a Protestante,Religião,Religião 
STH 0 0 |a Протестант,Религия (мотив),Религия 
STI 0 0 |a Θρησκεία (μοτίβο),Θρησκεία,Προτεστάντης 
SUB |a REL 
SYE 0 0 |a Evangelischer Christ , Religion,Mystik,Mythologie