A Freethinker in Alcoholics Anonymous
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0943742234 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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relevant in the 21st Century to all alcoholics who meet the only requirement for membership, a desire to stop drinking. In both the chapter on "The 24-Hour Plan" and a chapter describing the 19th Century Washingtonian movement, John elucidates this essential principle. Fellowship, he also advocates for a radical reformation away from what he terms is False A.A.: "False A.A. John credits his success, which he describes as social, physical, financial and intellectual recovery to what he calls, real AA . According to what John has observed in AA since 1968, what works is the 24-hour program, the Fellowship's mutual-aid environment, and a determined mantra of If you get run over by a train, don't blame the caboose fo
A voice of reason that must be heard Doubting Tom Part of the 21st century zeitgeist of AA is the exploration of the question of what is Alcoholics Anonymous; are we a program or a fellowship? By way of example, John L tells his story of physical, socioeconomic, mental and emotional recovery in AA. While maintaining continuous sobriety for 46 years, John L. opts. David Nolley said Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 1"Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 12-Step programs such" according to David Nolley. A very much-needed alternative to the plethora of faith-based treatments out in The Land that, these days, so many people with alcohol and/or drug problems cannot find to be valid because "all the god stuff" simply gets in the way. Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 12-Step programs such as S. -Step programs such. A very much-needed alternative to the plethora of faith-based treatments out in The Land that, these days, so many people with alcohol and/or drug problems cannot find to be valid because "all the god stuff" simply gets in the way. Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 1"Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 12-Step programs such" according to David Nolley. A very much-needed alternative to the plethora of faith-based treatments out in The Land that, these days, so many people with alcohol and/or drug problems cannot find to be valid because "all the god stuff" simply gets in the way. Perhaps a useful tome for the available alternatives to 12-Step programs such as S. -Step programs such as S. "AA history" according to C. Forbess. Great history of AA.
. John Lauritsen studied English Literature and Social Relations at Harvard. A retired market research analyst, his writings, including twelve books, have been widely translated and have won him an international reputation
A Freethinker in Alcoholics Anonymous will be the first one to celebrate and defend the things in A.A. history and forerunners of A.A., his objections to recitation of the "Lord's Prayer" in meetings, "A Freethinker's Steps for Recovery from Alcoholism", a heavily annotated Select Bibliography on Alcoholism, suggestions on how freethinkers can gain fellowship without sacrificing their principles, and his conclusions on how A.A. Fellowship. member with 46 years of continuous sobriety, who believes that he owes his life to the A.A. He regards the religiosity in A.A. There are plenty of books that attack Alcoholics Anonymous or defend it uncritically or supplement it with personal testimonies or various tweaks. should be reformed.. that are right, but also, with no holds barred, to criticize the things that are wrong and ought to be changed. An atheist for all of his adult life and a long-time contributor to the secular humanist press, Lauritsen bases his recovery on the what he calls the True A.A., the A.A, that works: the 24-Hour Plan and the Fellowship. groups, secular A.A. But everyone who has an alcohol problem, or who knows someone who has one, can benefit from this book. A Freethinker in Alcoholics Anonymous is written by an A.A. Fellowship, his research on early A.A. Ch