The article examines how recovering drug addicts employ testimonies of conversion and
addiction to develop and sustain personal identity and create meaning from varied …

The purpose of this article is to understand how people with substance dependence
problems employ testimonies of spiritual transformation to develop, cope and sustain a …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the interaction between meaning and transformation
in the specific context of addiction. The paper takes a narrative approach focusing on …

Aims: A qualitative content analysis was conducted in a Hungarian therapeutic community
for substance abusers to explore processes of recovery and identify possible threats of …

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 …

Spirituality persists as a mechanism of behavior change for addiction recovery. The aim of
this project was to carefully attend to how those in recovery construct meaning of their …

Conversion, or the adoption of a new religious identity, has been among the phenomena
most studied in the psychology of religion. Almost every classic of the discipline, from …

This article is a theological reflection upon recovering drug addicts' conversion testimonies.
The three theological virtues faith, hope, and love serve as a basis for a theological analysis …

Background A life course approach recognizes the role of turning points in adding twists and
turns in individuals' addiction recovery processes. The notion of certain key life events that …

Deconversion implies loss of formerly meaningful religious experience, of embeddedness in
one's former community, criticism and doubt regarding formerly appreciated beliefs, rituals …