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Bezig met laden... Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult or Cure?door Charles Bufe
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This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)362.29286Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people Mentally ill Substance abuseLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (2.75)
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I will admit some AA members can be a bit over-bearing on the religion, but my home group has a number of Ultra-Orthodox Jews. 'Jesus will save you" doesn't go over well.
Using religion as a reason to not go to meetings means Bufe didn't want to stop drinking.
Yes there is religion, if you want it, but as my sponsor pointed out, god also stands for 'Group Of Drunks'.
Much time is spent examining the Oxford Group, which both Bill W and Dr. Bob belonged to, but AA is not a subset of the Oxford Group, any more than the Oxford group is a subset of the Lutherans, or the Lutherans a subset of the Roman Catholics.
Yes there are AA Nazis, only alcohol is to be discussed, but there are just as many groups and members that worry about drugs, are you hungry and do you have a warm/dry place to sleep.
The book was written in 1991, spending a significant amount of time on the Oxford Group is meaningless. They peaked before WWII, and the 1936 praise of Hitler is meaningless, a quarter of Congress praised him in 1936.
For what it is worth I wouldn't give the Big Book more than a 3, try Getting Better by Robertson. Maybe if the Big Book was edited to bring it into the 21st Century. (