The addictive experience: Freedom and dependency in Christian theology and practice and its relatedness to addictive behaviour

Clinical psychology, Theology

Jolly, Lynn W

University:University of Glasgow

关键词: Clinical psychology, Theology;   

Others  :  http://theses.gla.ac.uk/71668/1/10391302.pdf

来源: University of Glasgow

【 摘 要 】

This thesis explores the nature of the relationship between freedom and dependency, both in a theological sense and as part of the human experience. It uses the pattern of addictive behaviour, as experienced by someone who has a problem of alcohol dependency, to highlight some of the issues facing the contemporary church in the modem culture. It seeks to illustrate that many of the dilemmas facing Christian theology and practice in society are the results of a self-made pathology which finds many parallels in the very topical problem of addiction. Finally, it looks forward to a more creative, less compulsed theology and practice, more appropriate as a counter to an increasingly achievement driven and materialistic culture.