Ancient Sins Modern Addictions

Author : R. Scott Sullender
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621897378

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Ancient Sins . . . Modern Addictions by R. Scott Sullender Pdf

There is a virtual epidemic of addiction in the United States, both traditional addictions to drugs and alcohol but also newer addictions, like sex, gambling, rage, work, and food/eating. Some authorities have labeled addictions the number one mental health problem in America. We are spending millions of dollars annually trying to prevent, understand, and treat this epidemic--and yet by any measure of success we are losing this "war." In this cultural context Dr. Sullender invites us to look again at the spiritually based scheme of the Seven Deadly Sins, which originated at the dawn of Western civilization. He suggests that what our spiritual forebears meant by "deadly" is best captured in the modern concept of "addiction." Based on this thesis, this book explores what is addictive about the sins of pride, envy, anger, greed, gluttony, sloth, and lust, and suggests that these sins are all obsessive, and as such become the mental component in the addictive cycle. Each chapter concludes by offering some spiritual resources, practices, and insights that can help us win the battle against addiction, which is ultimately won or lost on a mental or spiritual plane.

Author : R. Scott Sullender
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620326909

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Ancient Sins . . . Modern Addictions by R. Scott Sullender Pdf

There is a virtual epidemic of addiction in the United States, both traditional addictions to drugs and alcohol but also newer addictions, like sex, gambling, rage, work, and food/eating. Some authorities have labeled addictions the number one mental health problem in America. We are spending millions of dollars annually trying to prevent, understand, and treat this epidemic--and yet by any measure of success we are losing this "war." In this cultural context Dr. Sullender invites us to look again at the spiritually based scheme of the Seven Deadly Sins, which originated at the dawn of Western civilization. He suggests that what our spiritual forebears meant by "deadly" is best captured in the modern concept of "addiction." Based on this thesis, this book explores what is addictive about the sins of pride, envy, anger, greed, gluttony, sloth, and lust, and suggests that these sins are all obsessive, and as such become the mental component in the addictive cycle. Each chapter concludes by offering some spiritual resources, practices, and insights that can help us win the battle against addiction, which is ultimately won or lost on a mental or spiritual plane.

Author : Emmerich Vogt
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781938223075

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The Freedom to Love by Emmerich Vogt Pdf

The modern world is full of temptations that can lead people not only into unhappy lives but also into the throes of addiction. Navigating the world alone is not an easy task for any of us. Why not let The Freedom to Love be a most valued companion in overcoming an addiction to a sinful life? By living your life guided by true Christian morality and spiritual principles, you can break free from temptations and have the courage to experience real love. Why study the 12 Step recovery from a Christian context? Addicts and codependents are unable to choose real love without being grounded in solid moral values. Christianity offers a purposeful commitment to a way of life that heals human wounds and rectifies the effects of sin. It promotes character, growing in the measure that the person depends on truth and grace. Devote yourself to the study and development of Christ's love and you will find the strength to break free from addiction, codependency and sinful behaviors that preclude love.

Author : Kevin Hunter
Publisher : Warrior of Light Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780692631911

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The Seven Deadly Sins by Kevin Hunter Pdf

The Seven Deadly Sins is a pocket book that takes a look at the traditional sins in a practical way. The Seven Deadly Sins in today’s language would be the Seven Toxic Challenges. Being aware of these toxic challenges are helpful since falling into a deadly sin creates a block from achieving greatness, finding peace, and picking up on the messages and guidance coming in from Heaven. The messages and guidance are intended to help guide you along your path. You were born with an ego that expands as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere. This ego causes you to struggle and have conflicts as it attempts to take over you and dominate your actions, thoughts, and feelings. When your ego runs recklessly it grows and expands into darkness. The dark ego is what prompts you to wrestle with challenges in this lifetime. These challenges were called sin during ancient times. The sins committed can delay you on your path and wreak havoc on your soul’s innate system. This innate system is the higher self part of you that governs your life through a broader perspective. The seven deadly sins were created in order to assist human souls in making sounder choices. They are challenges that all human souls wrestle with to one degree or another. When you’re deeply absorbed in these toxic challenges, then it causes an array of issues and complications on your life path. These sins or challenges prevent the positive flow of energy and abundance in your life. They also play a hand at creating a block that stops up the communication line with your team on the Other Side. The sins or toxic challenges looked at include, Pride, Envy, Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Wrath and Sloth.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Industrial management
ISBN : UOM:39015030248788

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Interfaces by Anonim Pdf

Author : Morgan Dix
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Deadly sins
ISBN : NYPL:33433068244932

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The Seven Deadly Sins by Morgan Dix Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Alcoholism
ISBN : UCLA:L0067735837

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The International Journal of the Addictions by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marek Lewandowski
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783346177858

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Addiction and the Recent American Novel by Marek Lewandowski Pdf

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2.1, University of Stirling (English), course: English Literature, language: English, abstract: In order to begin to explore the evolution of the notion of ‘addiction’, and understand how it has become an integral element of today’s reality, it is first important to establish a historical foundation by resorting to the reports of individuals who we know were involved in substance use, some of whom perhaps did not experience the burden of addiction themselves, but knew or cared for addicts. These texts were an appeal to the imagination; expressions of misery, loss, and degradation. They open up the history of addiction and give valuable insight into how tendencies changed over time; how present-day social norms, values, and beliefs on the topic formed; and what led to the mechanism of addiction becoming firmly ingrained into Western society. Romanticism was fascinated by the irrational quality of dreams, nightmares, reveries, and hallucinations. Many of the pleasures and pains of De Quincey’ s ‘love affair’ with his chosen substance were shared by writers like Coleridge, whose stories of composing poetry, like the one of how he found inspiration to compose ‘Kubla Khan’ (1797), showed clearly the role that intoxicants and the dreams induced by them played in the process of imaginative creation. Molly Lefebure’s narco-biography of Coleridge, A Bondage of Opium (1974), effectively argues, that he and De Quincey supplied an early typology of ‘the addict’: ‘their lives were itinerant, they left grand literary schemes unfulfilled, and they were dogged by poverty and squalor’ . Also, Fanny Trollope, in late middle-age, is known to have established a routine of writing her books by night, ‘helped by laudanum and green tea’.

Author : Anthony Campolo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0896935337

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Seven Deadly Sins by Anthony Campolo Pdf

Author : John Burns
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015000887276

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The Answer to Addiction by John Burns Pdf

Author : Marc Lewis
Publisher : Doubleday Canada
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780385682299

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The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis Pdf

Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the “disease model” of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease, based on evidence that brains change with drug use. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it’s supposed to do—seek pleasure and relief—in a world that’s not cooperating. Brains are designed to restructure themselves with normal learning and development, but this process is accelerated in addiction when highly attractive rewards are pursued repeatedly. Lewis shows why treatment based on the disease model so often fails, and how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery, given the realities of brain plasticity. Combining intimate human stories with clearly rendered scientific explanation, The Biology of Desire is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.

Author : Harold Hobson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Drama
ISBN : OSU:32435013175088

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Theatre 2 by Harold Hobson Pdf

Author : Harold Hobson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Drama
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015742278

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Theatre by Harold Hobson Pdf

Author : Jane Dixon,Dorothy H. Broom
Publisher : University of New South Wales Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : IND:30000064281011

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Obesity by Jane Dixon,Dorothy H. Broom Pdf

Argues that the skyrocketing increase in obesity levels is not caused by individuals' moral weakness, but is due to modern society lacking the virtues necessary for people to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. In a fresh and highly original approach, the book proceeds to identify a set of seven social and environmental 'sins' that characterize our contemporary world, and then describes how each impacts on the level of obesity.

Author : Dennis Okholm
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441246462

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Dangerous Passions, Deadly Sins by Dennis Okholm Pdf

This volume unpacks the psychological insights found in the writings of three early monks--Evagrius Ponticus (fourth century), John Cassian (fifth century), and Gregory the Great (sixth century)--to help us appreciate the relevance of these monastic writers and apply their wisdom to our own spiritual and psychological well-being. The book addresses each of the seven deadly sins, offering practical guidance from the early monastic tradition for overcoming these dangerous passions. As Dennis Okholm introduces key monastic figures, literature, and thought of the early church, he relates early Christian writings to modern studies in psychology. He shows how ancient monks often anticipated the insights of contemporary psychology and sociology, exploring, for example, how their discussions of gluttony compare with current discussions regarding eating disorders. This book will appeal to readers interested in spirituality, early monastic resources, and ancient wisdom for human flourishing, as well as students of spirituality and spiritual formation.