Addiction and Grace by Gerald G May

Addiction and Grace by Gerald G May

Addiction and Grace offers an inspiring and hope-filled vision for those who desire to explore the mystery of who and what they really are. May examines the processes of attachment that lead to addiction and describes the relationship between addiction and spiritual awareness. He also details the various addictions from which we can suffer, not only to substances like alcohol and drugs, but to work, sex, performance, responsibility, and intimacy.

Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist working with the chemically dependent, May emphasizes that addiction represents an attempt to assert complete control over our lives. Addiction and Grace is a compassionate and wise treatment of a topic of major concern in these most addictive of times, one that can provide a critical yet hopeful guide to a place of freedom based on contemplative spirituality.

Gerald G.May, MD (1940-2005) was a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Center for Spiritual Development in Bethesda, Maryland, where he practiced medicine and psychiatry for twenty-five years. Addiction with Grace, Care of Mind/Care of Spirit, Will and Spirit, and The Dark Night of the Soul were among his many publications and essays mixing spirituality and psychology.