Anonymous Christians: Support of Clergy for Addiction Recovery Through Twelve-step Programs

Hudson, Herbert E., IV

ISBN 10: 1532634595 / ISBN 13: 9781532634598

Published by Wipf & Stock Pub, 2017

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168 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.44 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anonymous Christians: Support of Clergy for Addiction Recovery Through Twelve-step Programs
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1532634595
• ISBN 13: 9781532634598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.4 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book explores the relationship of clergy to Twelve Step programs. Field research of pastors in the Florida Keys found that they are unsure if addiction is a disease or a sin, and whether the Twelve Steps are based on Christianity. Lessons learned include the validity of both traditional Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Christ-centered programs such as Celebrate Recovery, the coherence of sin and disease explanations of addiction, and the significance of modern addiction theory. The specific outcome of this study is the development of a course syllabus for clergy on addiction recovery through Twelve Step philosophy.

About the Author

Herbert E. Hudson IV, known to friends as Terry, is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister residing in Key Largo, Florida. He has engaged in a parachurch addiction-recovery ministry for forty-five years. He also has a background as an educator, is a professor emeritus from SUNY at Cortland, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Trinity International University. Dr. Hudson holds a DMin degree from Trinity Evangelical and Divinity School.