Alcoholics Anonymous
Cult or Cure?
Published on 1. December 1997
210 pages
978-1-884365-76-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction (by Stanton Peele)
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- 1. A Typical AA Meeting
- 2. The Oxford Group Movement: The Forerunner of AA
- 3. A Brief History of AA
- 4. The Oxford Groups & AA: Similarities & Differences
- 5. The 12 Steps
- 6. The 12 Traditions
- 7. How Effective is AA?
- 8. AA's Influence on Society
- 9. Is AA a Cult? (preliminary considerations)
- 10. Is AA a Cult? (conclusions)
- 11. The Future of AA
- Appendices
- A. Secular Self-Help Groups
- B. AA & the law
- Afterword (by Jack T rimpey)
- Bibliography
- Index ................................................ 199
