Lived Religion, Conversion and Recovery

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"This book breaks new ground in the field of religion and recovery. Its theme is lived religion (not merely its academic study) in people's healing from particularly negative circumstances such as prison, domestic violence, substance dependence, and homelessness. The thru-line is not about mere beliefs, teachings, or rituals, but people's everyday lives - as feeling & behaving manifest their religions in reparative contexts. Its research participants come from the US, Canada, Brazil, Russia, Peru; and as prisoners, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. Thus, in addition to being insightful and integrative, this book is cross-cultural and trans-religions; it contains a wealth of perspective." - Raymond F. Paloutzian, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Westmont College, USA "Sremac and Jindra's new book adds fascinating new perspectives on the nature of conversion and provides illuminating theories, methods, and contexts for enriching the enterprise. The focus on lived religion in diverse settings is both provocative and innovative. I highly recommend this book as providing us with a new paradigm of how to expand the horizons in the study of the dynamics of converting processes." - Lewis R. Rambo, Research Professor of Psychology and Religion at the San Francisco Theological Seminary, USA, and Editor of Pastoral Psychology