Dr. Quentin Genuis is an emergency physician and ethicist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada. He serves as the physician ethicist for Providence Health Care, and is a Sessional Faculty and the Professional in Residence at Regent College in Vancouver, where he teaches on topics including medical ethics and addiction.
Recovering People
Working as an emergency physician at the epicenter of the opioid crisis, Dr. Quentin Genuis witnesses the devastating suffering caused by addiction and the incredible resilience of the affected persons. Drawing from real stories and grounded in rich theological insight, he argues that addiction is neither simple choice nor disease but something more nuanced and complex. Rather than moralizing or offering quick fixes, Dr. Genuis issues a timely call for radical hospitality, deep friendship, and abiding hope. This book shows how a humanizing view of addiction illuminates clear and practical ways that families, frontline workers, and faith communities can work to promote recovery. In a world too often numbed by grim headlines, he reminds us that every life is charged with dignity and deserves the chance for restoration.
“Addiction is one of the defining crises of our time. In Recovering People, Dr. Quentin Genuis calls the church to view those struggling with addiction not as problems to solve, but as neighbors to love. Writing with a rare blend of medical insight, theological depth, and lived compassion, Genuis urges us to bring Christ’s healing presence to the wounded in our midst.”
—Kristin Collier, MD, Director, Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality, and Religion, University of Michigan
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