Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery
Haynes, Stephen R.
Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery Stephen R. Haynes - U.S.A William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2021 - 230tr. paperback, illustration 23 cm
In a quest to find in church the mutual support and healing he discovered in 12 Step fellowships, the author explores the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and its relationship to American Christianity. He shows that while AA eventually separated from the Christian parachurch movement from which it emerged, it retained aspects that the church has largely lost. He encourages Christians to reclaim elements of the 12 Step movement in ""recovering church"", and admit all is not fine.
9780802878854
Recovery movement -- Religious aspects
Church work
248.8629 / H424-S83
Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery Stephen R. Haynes - U.S.A William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2021 - 230tr. paperback, illustration 23 cm
In a quest to find in church the mutual support and healing he discovered in 12 Step fellowships, the author explores the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and its relationship to American Christianity. He shows that while AA eventually separated from the Christian parachurch movement from which it emerged, it retained aspects that the church has largely lost. He encourages Christians to reclaim elements of the 12 Step movement in ""recovering church"", and admit all is not fine.
9780802878854
Recovery movement -- Religious aspects
Church work
248.8629 / H424-S83