Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery Haynes Stephen R.
Do Christians need recovery? Or is recovery something needed by the church itself?Addiction--whether to a substance or to a behavior--is a problem within faith communities, just like it is everywhere…
Specifikacia Why Can't Church Be More Like an AA Meeting?: And Other Questions Christians Ask about Recovery Haynes Stephen R.
Do Christians need recovery? Or is recovery something needed by the church itself?Addiction--whether to a substance or to a behavior--is a problem within faith communities, just like it is everywhere else. But because churches are rarely experienced as safe places for dealing with addiction, co-addiction, or the legacy of family dysfunction, Christians tend to seek recovery from these conditions in Twelve-Step fellowships. Once they become accustomed to the ethos of vulnerability, acceptance, and healing that these fellowships provide, however, they are often left feeling that the church has failed them, with many asking: why can't church be more like an AA meeting?Inspired by his own quest to find in church the sort of mutual support and healing he discovered in Twelve-Step fellowships, Stephen Haynes explores the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and its relationship