The most complete history of A.A. ever written. Not-God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of A.A.'s early figures. A fascinating, fast-moving, and authoritative account of the discovery and development of the program and fellowship that we know today as Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Ernie Kurtz received his Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University in 1978. His doctoral dissertation was published as the book, Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous. Since then, he has published The Spirituality of Imperfection, and the booklet, Shame and Guilt: Characteristics of the Dependency Cycle. He has also published a number of articles, both scholarly and popular, on topics related to his interests and has lectured nationally and internationally on subjects related to the academic study of spirituality. Some of his articles have been published in the 1999 book, The Collected Ernie Kurtz. Dr. Kurtz taught American History and the History of Religion in America at the University of Georgia and Loyola University of Chicago. From 1978 to 1997, he served on the faculty of the Rutgers University Summer School of Alcohol Studies and from 1987 to 1997 as a lecturer at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. After a brief stint as Director of Research and Education at Guest House, then an alcoholism treatment facility for Catholic clergy, Ernie retired to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and began taking classes in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He continued to travel widely offering presentations until late 1997, when a botched medical procedure led to spinal surgery that only partially restored his ability to stand and walk. Noting that "it is ironic that I now walk like a drunk," Ernie now devotes time to the intricacies and possibilities of electronic research in this field.
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Solid study by a Harvard US History scholar,
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This review is from: Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous (Paperback)
Good book without the mumbo jumbo that one usually finds on the subject. He tackles the question: "Is AA a cult" by describing the common characteristics of cults. A book for the thinking AA member and those interested in the background of a very influential movement that started in the USA and has spread over a large part of the developed world.
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Wonderfully insightful for all. Splendidly illustrates the history and formation of AA and it's painstaking growth through the early formative years of AA.
A great read!
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Excellent History and a Great Read,
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Kurtz masterfully captures the early days of AA. This book is a must read for students of the 12 Steps and anyone interested in this spiritual program of recovery that has improved the lives of millions. -- Frank D., Author of The Annotated AA Handbook
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alcoholic squadron, shared honesty, alcoholic grandiosity, true sobriety, alcoholism literature, sober alcoholics, four absolutes, alcoholism field, individual alcoholic, group conscience, physical allergy, active alcoholism, own sobriety, twelve traditions, anniversary convention, mutual vulnerability, real alcoholic, limited dependence, twelfth step, aggressive evangelism, only requirement for membership, alcoholic personality, other alcoholics, accepted limitation, outside issues Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson, New York, Bob Smith, William James, Twelve Steps, Clinton Street, General Service Conference, Anne Smith, Henrietta Seiberling, Towns Hospital, Wall Street, Calvary Church, Evangelical Pietist, Saturday Evening Post, Carl Jung, United States, William Griffith Wilson, Alcoholic Foundation, Catholic Church, Jack Alexander, Lois Wilson, Sam Shoemaker, Works Publishing, Akron City Hospital New!
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