Rising from the Dead - Stories of Women's Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety

Informationen zum Autor Patricia Dorsey Nanoff , DMin, LICSW, is Associate Professor at the College of St. Catherine in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she teaches in the areas of theology and applied medical ethics. Prior to her teaching career, she worked as a consultant and trainer in the areas of chemical dependency and family systems, and as a therapist in private practice. She has trained both nationally and internationally in the areas of alcoholism recovery, narrative construction, and spirituality of recovery. Zusammenfassung Rising from the Dead: Stories of Women's Spiritual Journeys to Sobriety tells the stories of alcoholic women who recovered and remained sober through 12-step spirituality. This practical and inspirational book provides strategies for building a spiritual life to those afflicted by addiction, and models of therapy and counseling for professional and pastoral counselors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments. PART I: WE COME TO TELL OUR STORY. Chapter 1. A Conversation in Ordinary Time. Chapter 2. Entering Sacred Space. PART II: WE COME TO BREAK THE BREAD. Chapter 3. From Story to Theory. Chapter 4. Descending into Hell: Shame and Guilt. PART III: WE COME TO KNOW OUR RISING FROM THE DEAD. Chapter 5. Standing Between Sin and Grace. Chapter 6. Navigating Within Traditions. Chapter 7. To Speak Rightly of God. Chapter 8. Radical Brokenness and Radical Relationship. Chapter 9. On the Road to Emmaus. Chapter 10. More Conversations in Ordinary Time. Appendix. The Twelve Steps. The Twelve Traditions. Notes. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Nanoff, Patricia D. Nanoff
• Publisher: Haworth press inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2007
• EAN: 9780789031730
• ISBN: 978-0-7890-3173-0
• No. of pages: 118
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Spirituality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Religion: general, Psychotherapy, Health & personal development, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services