{"product_id":"addiction-and-grace-love-and-spirituality-in-the-healing-of-addictions-9780061122439","title":"Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions","description":"\u003cp\u003eAddiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the \"processes of attachment\" that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete control over our lives. Addiction and Grace is a compassionate and wise treatment of a topic of major concern in these most addictive of times, one that can provide a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald G. May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061122439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMay, Gerald G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGerald G. May, M.D. (1940-2005), practiced medicine and psychiatry for twenty-five years before becoming a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland. He was the author of many books and articles blending spirituality and psychology, including \u003cem\u003eAddiction and Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCare of Mind\/Care of Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWill and Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Night of the Soul\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Gerald G. May \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792830808221,"sku":"9780061122439","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_585e623d-643d-4972-83df-573eac005549.jpg?v=1774982712","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/addiction-and-grace-love-and-spirituality-in-the-healing-of-addictions-9780061122439","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}