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Title Sobering wisdom : philosophical explorations of twelve step spirituality / edited by Jerome A. Miller and Nicholas Plants
Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014

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Contents Front ; Contents; A Meeting Place for Philosophy and Twelve Step Spirituality; Facing Powerlessness, Experiencing Empowerment; Being Powerless to Change The Wisdom of the First Step; Powerlessness and Responsibility in Twelve Step Narratives; Vulnerability, Addiction, and Recovery; Addiction and Tears; A Power Greater Than Oneself?; An Inclusive Spirituality?Naturalism in the Twelve Step Tradition; Atheism and Twelve Step Spirituality; Transcending the Power StruggleRelating to the Infinite; "Ordinary" Spirituality One Buddhist Approach to Imperfection; Recovering Selfhood
The Sober Addict A God Brought Low by GraceParadoxes of Authenticity in Twelve Step Spirituality; Is Twelve Step Spirituality Compatible with Autonomy? Foucault, "Care of the Self," and Spiritual Surrender; "I Can't, We Can"The Role of Others in Recovering Selfhood; Being-Together-Toward Recovery; Friendship, Accountability, and Mutual Growth in Virtue; Get Over Yourself; Transforming Virtue Taking a Moral Inventory of Twelve Step Spirituality; The Virtues of the Twelve Steps; Stoic Philosophy and AA The Enduring Wisdom of the Serenity Prayer; Realizing Gratitude
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Religion -- Philosophy.
Twelve-step programs -- Religious aspects.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- General.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
RELIGION -- Devotional.
RELIGION -- Spirituality.
RELIGION -- Philosophy.
Religion -- Philosophy
Twelve-step programs -- Religious aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Miller, Jerome A., 1946- editor.
ISBN 9780813936543
0813936543