Spirituality and Chemical Dependency

Robert J Kus

Contents
Foreword



Introduction
A New Understanding of Spirituality
The Effects of Alcoholism and Recovery on Spirituality
Defining God or Higher Power: The Spiritual Center of Recovery
Spiritual Reading as Bibliotherapy
Self-Examination in Addiction Recovery: Notes on Steps 4 and 10
The Clergyperson and the Fifth Step
Steps 8 and 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous
Prayer and Meditation in Addiction Recovery
Applied Spirituality: Expressing Love and Service
Spirituality, Art Therapy, and the Chemically Dependent Person
Music Therapy, Spirituality, and Chemically Dependent Clients
Never Too Late: The Spiritual Recovery of an Alcoholic with HIV
Spiritual Exiles in Their Own Homeland: Gays, Lesbians, and Native Americans
Reference Notes Included
Index