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Guest-edited issue of Implicit Religion
We are delighted to announce that a special issue of the Critical Religion journal Implicit Religion entitled ‘Religion, Spirituality and Addiction Recovery,’ guest-edited by
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Unsung Impact Award
Congratulations to Dr Wendy Dossett on winning Fast Track Impact’s ‘Unsung Impact Award’ for the Higher Power Project! You can read about the Award here, and listen to…
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Farewell to Isa Ceylan
At the end of October, the CSARS team said goodbye to our Turkish Government funded Visiting Scholar, İsa Ceylan, as he returns to the University of Ankara after a…
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Forgiveness and Addiction
In collaboration with Durham University theologian of addiction Prof Christopher C. H. Cook, Wendy has written a chapter in this volume, drawing on theme of forgiveness in the…
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Turkish scholar on placement with the Higher Power Project
CSARS Group looks forward to welcoming Visiting Scholar İsa Ceylan on May 2nd. İsa is a PhD student in the Psychology of Religion at Ankara University, Turkey, who…
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Impact and Outputs from the Higher Power Project
CSARS: Chester Studies of Addiction, Recovery and Spirituality Group The Higher Power Project Background The Chester Study of Addiction, Recovery & Spirituality (CSARS) Group is based at the…
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Durham Cathedral Lecture
Wendy presented some of the findings of the Higher Power Project at the Faces and Voices of Recovery Spirituality Conference on September 11th 2015.
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Higher Power Project Conference 20th – 21st February 2013 – Report
What does religion have to say about addiction? Faith-Based Solutions to Addiction Conference The Faith-Based Solutions to Addiction Conference…
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Can Spirituality Help People with Substance Use Disorders?
Can Spirituality help People with Substance Use Disorders? In the days following comedian Russell Brand’s announced plans for Comic Relief benefit to help highlight the issue of drug and alcohol…
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Higher Power Project Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1
Project Background A Study of Contemporary Spirituality in Addiction and Twelve Step Recovery The Higher Power Project is a qualitative study of the diversity…
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