Why can't church be more like an AA meeting? : and other questions Christians ask about recovery /
Stephen R. Haynes.
- ix, 230 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why can't Sunday be more like Saturday? (It's not what you think) -- What can the church learn from AA? (Quite a bit) -- Do Christians need recovery? (Not until they do) -- Are AA and the church allies or competitors? (Maybe both) -- What is recovery anyway? (It's complicated) -- Is recovery anti-Christian? (Nope) -- Is recovery biblical? (Sort of) -- Can Christians embrace recovery? (Apparently) -- How are Christians reclaiming what the church gave AA? (Let us count the ways) -- What does the church bring to recovery? (In a word, theology) -- Does twelve-step recovery work? (Define work) -- What about sex addiction? (Is that even a thing?) -- Epilogue: When is recovery finished? (When you are).
"An appeal to American Christians to consider the ways Twelve-Step recovery can be a model for churches seeking to become communities of authenticity and healing"--
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Alcoholics Anonymous.
Recovery movement--Religious aspects--Christianity. Twelve-step programs--Religious aspects--Christianity. Church work with recovering addicts. Christianity--United States.