Thirst for Spirits? Thirst for Spirit? Two Models to Explain Alcohol's Impact

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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>Two main models, the spiritual and the physiological, have been put forward to explain the cause of drunkenness. While the spiritual model was dominant prior to the rise of modern science and medicine, it has been largely replaced during the past two centuries by the physiological model. This paper summarises both models, traces their history, and notes a contemporary new perspective and re-emergence of the older spiritual model. The paper suggests that theorists and therapists who remain unwilling to consider a spiritual cause of drunkenness in favour of a strictly physiological one, do so at the risk of adopting an inadequate working model of drunkenness and alcohol addiction.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1003
avondale-bepress.authorsSteven W Thompson
avondale-bepress.context-key1265805
avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/npc/vol1/iss1/9
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationThompson, S. W. (2009). Thirst for spirits? Thirst for spirit? Two models to explain alcohol's impact. <em>International Journal of New Perspectives in Christianity, 1</em>(1), 67-74. Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/npc/vol1/iss1/9
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avondale-bepress.field.publication_date2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.field.research_centreScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale-bepress.fulltext-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&amp;context=npc&amp;unstamped=1
avondale-bepress.keywordsGreco-Roman
avondale-bepress.keywordsAlcohol
avondale-bepress.keywordsModels
avondale-bepress.keywordsDrunkenness
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleInternational Journal of New Perspectives in Christianity
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avondale-bepress.submission-date2010-04-07T21:12:45Z
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avondale-bepress.titleThirst for Spirits? Thirst for Spirit? Two Models to Explain Alcohol's Impact
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dc.contributor.authorThompson, Steven W.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:21:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:21:31Z
dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.date.submitted2010-04-07T21:12:45Z
dc.description.abstract<p>Two main models, the spiritual and the physiological, have been put forward to explain the cause of drunkenness. While the spiritual model was dominant prior to the rise of modern science and medicine, it has been largely replaced during the past two centuries by the physiological model. This paper summarises both models, traces their history, and notes a contemporary new perspective and re-emergence of the older spiritual model. The paper suggests that theorists and therapists who remain unwilling to consider a spiritual cause of drunkenness in favour of a strictly physiological one, do so at the risk of adopting an inadequate working model of drunkenness and alcohol addiction.</p>
dc.identifier.citationThompson, S. W. (2009). Thirst for spirits? Thirst for spirit? Two models to explain alcohol's impact. <em>International Journal of New Perspectives in Christianity, 1</em>(1), 67-74. Retrieved from https://research.avondale.edu.au/npc/vol1/iss1/9
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/01265805
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.subjectGreco-Roman
dc.subjectAlcohol
dc.subjectModels
dc.subjectDrunkenness
dc.titleThirst for Spirits? Thirst for Spirit? Two Models to Explain Alcohol's Impact
dc.typeJournal Article
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