God Is For The Alcoholic [Paperback]

Jerry G. Dunn (Author), Bernard Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 1986

"I am an alcoholic. I know what it is like to burn with a desire to drink that is so overpowering that family, jobs, and friends mean nothing compared to the desire for liquor. I know what it is like to wake up on a hotel room not knowing where I am or how I got there. I also know the joy of complete deliverance from the power of alcohol addiction and never cease to praise God for such deliverance." Author Jerry Dunn discovered there is indeed hope for the alcoholic. God provided his escape when he picked up a Bible in a Texas prison. God Is for the Alcoholic is the product of that escape. Jerry Dunn knows the road up from alcoholism is long and difficult, but that it can be followed with God's help and through commitment, patience, and diligence. In this revised edition of God Is for the Alcoholic, the reader will find sections on understanding alcoholism, ways to help the alcoholic, and ways the alcoholic can help his or her self. Discover release from the power of alcoholism.

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About the Author

JERRY DUNN was a recognized authority on alcoholism and alcoholics.  He lectured extensively on this subject at special conferences for pastors, medical students, and doctors.  Pastor Dunn was executive director of People's City Mission Home, Lincoln, Nebraska.
c.1986

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Moody Publishers; Revised edition (August 8, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802432840
• ISBN-13: 978-0802432841
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #773,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Looking Up!, August 24, 2001

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Michael L Allen (Poplar Bluff, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Is For The Alcoholic (Paperback)

The principles outlined in this book which helped Jerry Dunn to escape the hold of alcohol on his life are applicable to ANY dependence or additiction a person may have. The book reads well and holds your attention. You see, I have known Jerry personally for the past 20 years. I was fortunate enough to marry into his family and have had the pleasure of knowing that he did not merely "write" a book about what one should do, he lived it out in his own life. What a testimony! Thank you Jerry Dunn!

5.0 out of 5 stars An understanding of how God helps alcoholics, December 24, 2011

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CatGuyTX "God Bless!" (Belton, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: God Is For The Alcoholic (Paperback)

Being that I am a recovering alcoholic and essentially having a new-found Christian faith, I felt I had to have this book. Author Jerry Dunn takes you through the steps of various theories of what makes up an alcoholic and the progression of this disease. Seeking God is an essential process in recovering from alcoholism and it is explained in this book. This book should be essential for the alcoholic and the affected family. Alcoholism does not just affect the person, but affects everyone who is connected to them. Jerry explains how he, while in prison, picked up the Bible and thus began his long and hard road to recovery by explaining his path. The outcome is his sobriety and this book. A great read that I have picked up, highlighted, re-read several times over. God Is For The Alcoholic

4.0 out of 5 stars There is hope for the alcoholic, November 25, 2009

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rossuk (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: God Is For The Alcoholic (Paperback)

I have the 1967 edition of the book. It gives a more Christian approach than AA's Big Book, although AA's approach is based on Christian principles and it is a spiritual program. The 3 main sections are entitled:

I. Understanding Alcoholism
II. Five Ways to Help the Alcoholic
III. Five Ways the Alcoholic can Help Himself

It will be of help to the Alcoholic in the mire of Alcoholism and those trying to help them. Those using AA's twelve step program may find it useful if they want a more Christian view. For those in the pit of alcoholism, I suggest his carer gets him down to an AA meeting when he shows signs of wanting help (usually at the end of a bender). Or if you are reading this you get yourself to an AA meeting where you will find people who have been through what you have been through, but are now sober and enjoying life, and they will not judge you. God has not given up on you.

The suggested reading section includes the following AA literature: AA Grapevine, Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.