NDLI: Christianity in Narratives of Recovery from Substance Abuse

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Lund, Pekka
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This article focuses on the different roles and expressions the Christian faith has been given in narratives of recovery from substance abuse. The article is intended to advance discussion about the spiritual and religious aspects of recovery by introducing a narrative point of view. Four different story types are presented, each expressing a unique relationship between sobriety and the Christian faith: (1) “Third Time Lucky,” (2) “First Be Rid of Wickedness, Then Be Rid of Holiness,” (3) “A License to Live,” and (4) “Out of the Blue.” In the first story type, only the third conversion effected a permanent change. In the second, gaining and maintaining sobriety happened in two phases. In the third story type, the major achievement was accepting oneself. And in the fourth, a complete change took place surprisingly and suddenly. The findings show how the Christian faith can contribute to recovery in various ways and that no specific type of Christian faith is universally helpful. Faith appeared in many forms, even within the same narrative. This study is part of a larger research project based on qualitative data collected in 2010 in Finland. The data consists of in-depth interviews of 21 former substance abusers.
Starting Page	351
Ending Page	368
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00312789
Journal	Pastoral Psychology
Volume Number	65
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15736679
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-01-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Recovery Substance abuse Narrative Christian faith Religiousness Spirituality Clinical Psychology Religious Studies Cross Cultural Psychology Sociology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Religious Studies Social Psychology Applied Psychology

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