Alcoholics Anonymous : cult or cure? /

Alcoholics Anonymous : cult or cure? /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bufe, Charles.
Edition:	2nd ed. rev. & expanded.
Imprint:	Tucson, Ariz. : See Sharp Press, 1998.
Description:	204 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation -- Popular works. Self-help groups -- United States -- History -- Popular works. Alcoholics -- Rehabilitation. Self-help groups. United States. History. Popular works.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11062892

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ISBN:	1884365124 9781884365126
Summary:	Examines the recovery program, discusses its philosophy regarding a "higher power," and argues that it is not always as effective as proponents claim, and shows many--but not all--of the characteristics of a cult, especially in its institutional forms.
Other form:	Online version: Bufe, Charles. Alcoholics Anonymous. 2nd ed. rev. & expanded. Tucson, Ariz. : See Sharp Press, 1998

Table of Contents:

A Typical AA meeting
The Oxford Group Movement: the forerunner of AA
A Brief history of AA
The Oxford groups & AA: similarities & differences
The 12 steps
The 12 traditions
How effective is AA?
AA's influence on society
Is AA a cult? (preliminary considerations)
Is AA a cult? (conclusions)
The Future of AA
Appendices: Secular self-help groups. AA & the law
Afterword / by Jack Trimpey.