| Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice Contributor(s): Dunnington, Kent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830839011 ISBN-13: 9780830839018 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethics - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics |
| Dewey: 259.429 |
| LCCN: 2011013643 |
| Series: Strategic Initiatives in Evangelical Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 199 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the nature of addiction? Neither of the two dominant models (disease or choice) adequately accounts for the experience of those who are addicted or of those who are seeking to help them. In this interdisciplinary work, Kent Dunnington brings the neglected resources of philosophical and theological analysis to bear on the problem of addiction. Drawing on the insights of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, he formulates an alternative to the usual reductionistic models. Going further, Dunnington maintains that addiction is not just a problem facing individuals. Its pervasiveness sheds prophetic light on our cultural moment. Moving beyond issues of individual treatment, this groundbreaking study also outlines significant implications for ministry within the local church context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dunnington, Kent: - Kent Dunnington is assistant professor of philosophy, Greenville College. He holds the Ph.D. in philosophy from Texas AM, and the M.T.S. in theology from Duke University. |