Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics /

Academic perspectives on addictive behaviour usually come from clinical and scientific standpoints, rejecting the 'moral model'. Cook reassesses the nature of addiction and considers the ethical challenges presented by alcohol use and misuse to both individuals and society, arguing that th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Chris (Christopher C.H.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Colección:New studies in Christian ethics ; 27.
Temas:
Alcoholism > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christian ethics.
Compulsive behavior > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Substance abuse > Religious aspects > Christianity.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Alcoholism > Religious aspects > Christianity
Christian ethics
Compulsive behavior > Religious aspects > Christianity
Substance abuse > Religious aspects > Christianity
Alkoholkonsum
Alkoholismus
Christliche Ethik
Alcoholisme.
Dronkenschap.
Ethische aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; General editor's preface; Preface; 1 Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics: introduction; 2 An addiction in context: the use, misuse and harmful use of alcohol; 3 Drunkenness as vice in the New Testament; 4 Drunkenness as intemperance: Augustine, Aquinas, Luther and Whitefield; 5 Temperance redefined: the nineteenth-century temperance movement; 6 Addiction as sin and syndrome: the divided self; 7 Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics; 8 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of Bible references; Index of names and subjects.

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