Addiction and Pastoral Care: From Resistance to Change
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Addiction and Pastoral Care: From Resistance to Change  -     By: Sonia E. Waters

Addiction and Pastoral Care: From Resistance to Change

WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co / 2019 / Paperback

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Substance addictions present a unique set of challenges for pastoral care. In Addiction and Pastoral Care 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.

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Title: Addiction and Pastoral Care: From Resistance to Change
By: Sonia E. Waters
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 232
Vendor: WM. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Publication Date: 2019
Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 12 ounces
ISBN: 0802875688
ISBN-13: 9780802875686
Stock No: WW875686

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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. 

Editorial Reviews

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."

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