Date
1-2013
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Chair
John Thomas
Primary Subject Area
Religion, General; Psychology, General; Psychology, Behavioral
Keywords
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Free Lifestyle, Christian Conversion, Christian Virtues, Relapse Recovery, Spiritual Disciplines
Disciplines
Christianity | Counseling Psychology | Psychology | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Recommended Citation
Byrne, Michael, "The Victorious Christian Life: Overcoming Alcohol Dependence through the Phenomenon of Christian Spirituality" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 640.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/640
Abstract
Interviews were conducted with graduates of a northeastern evangelical Christian-based treatment program to discover insights regarding the role that the phenomenon of Christian spirituality played in their recovery. Eight themes were extracted from three periods of time in the participants' lives as they related to the phenomenon of Christian spirituality: prior to treatment; during treatment; and after treatment. These themes revealed that the participants lacked resiliencies to overcome alcohol dependence themselves. All participants reported that critical aspects of Christian spirituality, such as regeneration and cultivation of a divine-human relationship through lifestyle exercise of Spiritual Disciplines and diligent application of the fruit of the Holy Spirit and Christian virtues worked to transform them during and after treatment.
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