Alcoholics Anonymous
New book draws from Torah’s wisdom to help recovering alcoholics
By Fiona André — January 25, 2024
(RNS) — The book gives daily reflection exercises, drawing on AA's famous 12-step method and portions of Jewish Scripture.
How a little-known editor made God a bestseller by helping Americans let go of religion
By Bob Smietana — March 13, 2023
(RNS) — A chance encounter at a party led religion professor Stephen Prothero to rediscover the story of Eugene Exman, a longtime book publisher who helped transform American religion.
Rick Warren pays tribute to Celebrate Recovery co-founder John Baker
By Bob Smietana — February 26, 2021
(RNS) — The megachurch pastor said his longtime friend had impacted the lives of millions of people.
John Baker, founder of the Christian support group Celebrate Recovery, has died
By Bob Smietana — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — Baker started the Christian 12-step group to bridge the gap between churches and 12-step groups.
As opioid epidemic spreads, a NC church opens its doors to a syringe exchange
By Yonat Shimron — June 11, 2019
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (RNS) — Green Street Church's syringe exchange is one of a handful housed at a place of worship across the state. As the opioid epidemic spreads, the North Carolina Council of Churches hopes more will consider it.
What Alcoholics Anonymous could teach Paige Patterson
By Jonathan Merritt — May 15, 2018
The beleaguered baptist leader should join a 12-step program. It might teach him how to make amends.
Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with its spiritual roots
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — March 20, 2013
(RNS) For Alcoholics Anonymous to continue helping addicts find freedom in sobriety, the 75-year-old organization has to reclaim its spiritual roots. That’s the message coming from reformers who say the group has drifted from core principles, but what exactly constitutes the heart of AA spirituality is a matter of spirited debate.
‘Distilled Spirits’ traces birth of New Age spirituality
By Kimberly Winston — October 19, 2012
BERKELEY, Calif. (RNS) Without Gerald Heard, the "godfather of New Age," some of the major spiritual developments of 20th-century America might never have happened. And at least one skeptical California newspaperman might never have sobered up. By Kimberly Winston.
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