Aa big book criticism

Five aa myths that critics and zealots share the fix. The big book includes an assertion first made in the second edition, which was published in 1955. But researchers have debunked central tenets of aa doctrine and found dozens of. Because i love alcoholics anonymous and i want it to survive and grow stronger in service to more alcoholics. Criticism in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and.

In addition, there has been a great deal of research which indicates that spirituality a vital component of 12step programs such as a. There have been numerous reprints and revisions, in addition to translations into dozens of languages. Aa big book workshop, taking the 12 steps as done in the 1940s duration. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a.

Implicit in this idea is a relinquishment of personal responsibility, free. Alcoholics anonymous saved my life, but now ive lost my faith. And any suggestion that aa might be a flawed program, or not right for every addict, is met with. Aa big book first 164 mini edition alcoholics anonymous wfree bookmark 5 out of 5 stars 30 product ratings 30 product ratings aa big book first 164 mini edition alcoholics anonymous wfree bookmark.

Chapter 5 how it works is titled the twelve steps for some reason and it only goes up to the part where it says being convinced, we were at step 3. The only other options, as asserted by the big book, are jails, institutions, and death. The irrationality of alcoholics anonymous the atlantic. For me there is one overriding reason to critique the big book or any aa literature, custom, or practice, which is that attendance at aa meetings may be involuntary. Harry emerson fosdick 01004 the christian science monitor, boston, august 17, 1939. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. Another criticism of aa is that its founded on spiritual and peerbased counseling rather than medicine and science. Criticize in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. When i started doing the steps, i didnt think they. Its faithbased 12step program dominates treatment in the united states. Big book thumpers and aa critics fall prey to a common stereotype about what defines aa its a myth that alcoholics anonymous is a.

Aa and the twelve steps come in for another drubbing. All i note violate a key aa tradition, alcoholics anonymous has no opinion on outside issues. No attention is given to the positive qualities of the person taking a selfinventory, yet it is most important to remember our good qualities while dealing with the negative ones. People are forced to attend meetings, or face grave consequences. Most people think of aa as a spiritual process with its main emphasis on giving it all up to god or a higher power. Writer gabrielle glaser challenges the usefulness of alcoholics anonymous in aprils issue of the atlantic. Critic faults alcoholics anonymous for lack of evidence. Does alcoholics anonymous work because its a form of. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The program actually involves the big book of aas twelve steps. Is alcoholics anonymous really a harmful religious cult. Why some people swear by alcoholics anonymous and others.

To hear aa true believers tell it, once one enters aa, does the steps, gets a sponsor, reads the big book, she will not have to worry because her higher power will take care of things for her. The big book coverage of step 4 is about being honest and admitting to ones faults, weaknesses, defects. Steward said that with the help of the program and aa meetings, shes been sober for 10 years. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics anonymous. Criticism in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Critique of chapter 5 of the big book step 4 aa agnostica. My friend recently forwarded me the april 2015 atlantic magazine article the irrationality of alcoholics anonymous by gabrielle glaser. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a.