Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics /
Cook, Chris
Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics / Christopher C.H. Cook. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations. - New studies in Christian ethics ; 27 . - New studies in Christian ethics ; 27. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-210) and indexes.
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.
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 theology should not be excluded from serious discourse about addiction.
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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.
Alcoholisme.
Dronkenschap.
Ethische aspecten.
Alkoholkonsum
Alkoholismus
Christliche Ethik
Electronic books.
HV5186 / .C66 2006eb
261.832292
Alcohol, addiction and Christian ethics / Christopher C.H. Cook. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 221 pages) : illustrations. - New studies in Christian ethics ; 27 . - New studies in Christian ethics ; 27. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-210) and indexes.
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.
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 theology should not be excluded from serious discourse about addiction.
0511191863 9780511191862 0511191006 9780511191008 0511191502 9780511191503 0521851823 9780521851824 9780511488337 0511488335 9786610458745 661045874X
GBA636132 bnb
013437017 Uk
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.
Alcoholisme.
Dronkenschap.
Ethische aspecten.
Alkoholkonsum
Alkoholismus
Christliche Ethik
Electronic books.
HV5186 / .C66 2006eb
261.832292
