The Science and Spirituality of Addiction
A Healing Guide for a Broken World
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2026
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Publisher's Description
The Science and Spirituality of Addiction bridges the gap between the laboratory and the human spirit, offering a compassionate yet scientifically grounded guide to recovery. Integrating neuroscience, psychology, and spirituality, it reveals how addiction arises not from moral failure but from a complex interaction of neurochemical reward systems, emotional wounds, and existential disconnection. Drawing equally on empirical research and lived experience, this book maps the terrain of recovery as both a physiological recalibration and a spiritual reintegration. It explores how ancient traditions, modern psychology, and post-modern insight converge to form a comprehensive understanding of human healing. Readers will discover how dopamine, trauma, and conditioning shape compulsive behavior—and how awareness, compassion, and connection can transform it. Written for those who seek clarity and practical tools as much as hope, The Science and Spirituality of Addiction speaks to professionals, thinkers, and seekers alike. By uniting science and soul, it invites readers to integrate their fragmented selves and rediscover wholeness in a fractured world.
Endorsements (4)
“A rare and timely work, The Science and Spirituality of Addiction reframes addiction with depth, rigor, and compassion. By weaving neuroscience, psychology, and spiritual insight, it replaces shame with understanding and offers an integrated path toward healing—one that speaks equally to the mind and soul, leaving professionals and general readers with a deeper sense of what healing can be.”
“This book treats the spirit with as much clinical rigor as the brain. It fills the void left by my formal education, weaving biblical lessons into neuroscience and psychology to offer a complete map of the human person, while being enriched with stories of the author’s lived experience. This is the holistic method in its truest form—scientifically grounded, spiritually deep, and immensely hopeful. It is a vital resource for integrated healing.”
“The Science and Spirituality of Addiction is a remarkably comprehensive and well-balanced guide that weaves neuroscience, systems thinking, spirituality, and lived experience into a compassionate whole. I especially appreciated how the book translates complex science into meaningful insight through strong thematic reflections and practical takeaways. Morse invites readers, regardless of spiritual orientation, into deeper understanding and tangible pathways toward healing. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking an integrative approach to addiction and recovery.”
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