The Impossible Prize

A Theology of Addiction

Donavon Riley, Chad Bird

• Publisher: 1517 Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781962654715
• Year: 2025

The Impossible Prize is a lantern in the darkness, casting light on the theological underpinnings of addiction and recovery. In this book, the reader will confront the raw truth, that the struggle against addiction is not merely a battle of willpower or a psychological chess match; it's a spiritual warfare, a clash between the forces of hopelessness and the redemptive grace of a higher power. The Impossible Prize, therefore, invites readers into a profound dialogue with their own vulnerabilities, urging them to relinquish the futile pursuit of self-made solutions and instead turn their gaze toward the divine.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• “Addiction”
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - Luther's Definition of a False God and Addiction
• Chapter 2 - Luther's Bondage of the Will and Addiction
• Chapter 3 - Luther's Theology of the Cross and Addiction Recovery
• Chapter 4 - Luther's Formulation of Simul Iustus et Peccator and Addiction
• Chapter 5 - Luther's Teachings on Election and the Sacraments and Addiction
• Postscript