The Relationship of Spirituality to the Alcoholism Recovery Process
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Authors
Little, Scott
Issue Date
2009-05
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Alcoholism , Recovery , AA , 12 Steps , Spirituality
Alternative Title
Abstract
This thesis aims to develop an understanding of the
spiritual aspect of recovery from alcohol addiction and to
examine various recovery programs to determine how they may or
may not contribute to recovery from alcohol addiction. The
primary questions that were addressed in this thesis were (a)
How did the Temperance Movement influence social attitudes
toward alcoholism, treatment for alcoholism, and recovery from
alcoholism? (b) How did spirituality become the basis of
recovery from alcoholism? (c) To what extent do spiritually-
based treatment programs contribute to alcoholism recovery? (d)
To what extent do spiritually-based treatment programs rea spiritual re-awakening for the recovering individual?