Аннотация:
The article discusses a holistic approach to the problem of dependency in the scientific and Christian understanding. We try to show that the search for integrity in science and preaching integrity in the Church work together in order to create a new vision of alcoholism and other addictions. This new vision is based on dialogue between faith and knowledge. The following criteria are considered the integrity in scientific research: the foundation of a new discipline (addictology, addiction medicine), search for a new method (bio-psycho-social approach), a new investigative area (the phenomenon of spirituality). Then we consider how the concept of integrity can be solved within the framework of Orthodox theology. The movement of "Alcoholics Anonymous" is considered in the article as a basic of "theology of dependency" and as a "meeting point" of science and the Church in the development of a holistic view on addiction.
Ключевые слова:
addiction, the Church, faith, science, integrity, theology, addiction medicine, bio-psycho-sociological approach, spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous