Book description
John Bradshaw is one of the bestselling self-help authors of our
generation and a dominant figure in the fields of addiction/recovery and
family systems. In RECLAIMING VIRTUE, his first new book in more than
ten years, Bradshaw takes on a new challenge. He has written a landmark
exploration of the life of virtue, how we can develop it in ourselves,
and how we can teach it to our children. RECLAIMING VIRTUE redefines
what it means to live a moral life in today's world. Coming at a time of
heightened debate about public and private morality, a time of greed and
lack of caring, he says that the answer is not simply to return to
traditional rules-based morality and an idealised past. Instead, he
shows that each of us has what he calls an inborn moral intelligence, an
inner guidance system, that can lead us - if we know how to cultivate it
in ourselves and others. Step by step, Bradshaw shows us how our deepest
instincts for goodness can be developed in childhood and nurtured
throughout adult life. The result is a compelling vision of good
character and moral responsibility for the modern world. Whether the
topic is sex, discipline, marriage, the development of conscience or the
true aims of education, Bradshaw once again provokes, enlightens and
inspires readers everywhere. JOHN BRADSHAW was educated for the Roman
Catholic priesthood and took advanced degrees in psychology, philosophy
and theology before becoming a professional counsellor. He is Senior
Fellow at The Meadows, a groundbreaking, multi-disorder facility in
Arizona.
