alcoholism
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 Frances Willard shaped feminism by leading the 19th-century temperance movement
By Christopher H. Evans — March 14, 2023
(The Conversation) — A historian highlights the role of Frances Willard, who helped found the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, one of the major social movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Once a bishop, now a ‘poster child’ for alcoholism, Heather Cook seeks to make amends
By Adelle M. Banks — May 14, 2019
(RNS) — The first woman bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was convicted of vehicular manslaughter, DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while texting and was just released from prison.
Have yourself a boozy little Christmas
By Menachem Wecker — December 20, 2018
(RNS) — The connection between Christmas and liquor has been institutionalized of late in 'carols and cocktails' events that, while concerning to some, are deeply consistent with the holiday’s history.
Kenyan clergy joins battle against deadly homemade brews
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 12, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The homemade alcoholic drinks, popularly dubbed chang'aa ("kill me quick") or Kumi Kumi (ten-ten shillings), are popular with the poor, who cannot afford commercially brewed bottled beer, which is heavily taxed.
Maryland bishop charged in DUI death is defrocked by Episcopal Church
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 1, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Heather Cook faces manslaughter charges in a hit-and-run drunk driving accident, and church officials charged her with misrepresenting her battles with alcohol.
A bicyclist dead, the Episcopal Church takes a hard look at alcohol
By Lauren Markoe — February 12, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Episcopalians sometimes joke that "Wherever two or three are gathered, there's usually a fifth" (of alcohol). With a bishop charged in a fatal hit-and-run, the church's ease with alcohol doesn't seem quite so funny.
Faith and the fight to get sober: An interview with Heather Kopp
By Jonathan Merritt — July 26, 2013
Heather Kopp, a former self-described "Christian drunk," shares her incredible story of faith and recovery.
The Christian Drunk
By Jana Riess — May 2, 2013
Heather Kopp knows her chardonnay. And her dark reds. And her beer. She also knows Jesus, and was a Christian the entire time she was an alcoholic. Her new book "Sober Mercies" chronicles falling in love with a God of grace.
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