The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A's Roots in the Bible
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1885803052 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 231 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"great!" according to jan erickson. Dick B. skillfully demonstrates how the Bible and the AA Big Book function together. I found it to be especially interesting to finally understand why AA has become less and less effective in the treatment of alcoholics. If you lessen the importance of God, you lessen the effectiveness of the program!!!!. The Good Book and The Big Book Steven J. Murray Every so often I find a literary treasure that bears reading more than once. This book by Dick B. is one of those books. I dug into it more times than I can remember, as I kept getting more out of it each time I opened it. This book made me into a sponge, soaking up everything within it. Not only are the words written the truth, but I found that the words enabled me to experience a more solid foundation for my own recovered existence. Trying to recover without this book is like t. Ardyn C Craig said If You Don't Believe in God; Just Borrow Mine. Did you ever wonder how Bill W. and Dr. Bob could ever write a design for living in The Alcoholics Anonymous book , ( also called the Big Book), in such a short time? Well, you're not alone. I read several books on the history of how Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) began. As I read more, and talked to more people, I realized how much the Good Book (The Bible) influenced Bill and Bob. I realized people that read the Big Book and often bash God had no idea where much of the information c
Bob's Home, Akron, Ohio)"We use Dick's book in all our counselor training centers. has received much from biblical Christianity, and biblical Christians can receive much from Dick's new book about spiritual growth and victorious living." (Rev. They did it by relying on God and by basing their relationship with Him on the principles of the Bible. From the Back Cover "An astounding seventy-five to ninety-three percent of the early members of Alcoholics Anonymous recovered from their seemingly hopeless disease of
began writing about three years after A.A. Bob stated in his last major talk in Detroit, Michigan, in December 1948 that the basic ideas of A.A.'s 12 Steps came from Bill W. A.A. were convinced that the answer to their problems was in the Good Book (as he called the Bible) The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (Item # P-53), 13. Bob also said that he and Bill W. cofounder Dr. The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible by Dick B. explores every observable source and appearance of Bible ideas in the Big Book which Bill W. The very first, and the most popular, study of A.A.'s roots in the Bible. Dr. The book is a page-turner for those who, like the author at first, had never realized the specific sources of A.A. Bob's study of the Bible The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous: Biographical Sketches: Their Last Major Talks (Item # P-53), 14. was founded in Akron in June 1935. and Dr. So too that the Book of James, Jesus's "Sermon on the Mount" (Matthew 5-7), and 1 Corinthians 13 were absolutely essential to the early program. It has become a regular shelf item among those who believe in G
Author Dick B. He had published 46 titles and more than 1,750 articles on A.A. He devoted more than 25 years of his life to researching, reporting, and disseminating early A.A. the leading A.A. history and successes. . history. historian today. have often called Dick B. Clergy, scholars, historians, and old-timers in A.A. (1925-2015) was a writer; an "unofficial" historian of A.A.; a retired attorney; a Bible student; and active, recovered AA who has sponsored more than 100 men in their rec