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With sharing that reflects the boundless range of belief (and non-belief) among A.A. members — including Buddhism, Islam, Native American faith traditions, and atheism and agnosticism — this pamphlet shows how Alcoholics Anonymous is a spiritual organization, rather than a religious one.
- Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality
Each person determines their own pathway in their recovery...
- P-84 Many Paths To Spirituality - Alcoholics Anonymous
A.A.’s sense of community and partner-ship is strong because...
- Understanding Alcoholics Anonymous and Spirituality
Each person determines their own pathway in their recovery from alcoholism. At A.A. meetings, spiritual themes are often highlighted in members’ personal sharing, or in readings at meetings from the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions or the book Alcoholics Anonymous—commonly called “The Big Book.”.
A.A.’s sense of community and partner-ship is strong because of our shared suffering and our shared solution. In our meetings people from all walks of life come together with a common purpose. Some members return to their religious roots, oth-ers find different spiritual paths.
31 paź 2019 · To be thorough, the 36 principles are the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts. There are many different spiritual virtue lists that refer to the Twelve Steps which have been printed by other AA’s over the years.
31 paź 2019 · New members especially, confronted with A.A.’s emphasis on recovery from alcoholism by spiritual means, often translate “spiritual” as “religious” and shy away from meetings, avoiding what they perceive as a new and frightening set of beliefs.
8 mar 2021 · Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) is framed within a broad notion of spirituality, in which members are encouraged to nurture personal concepts of spirituality.
THE SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES OF THE 12 TRADITIONS. The Twelve Traditions are often referred to as, "Why it works." They ensure the continuance of A.A. as a whole, by providing guidelines for groups to evaluate their activities and actions.
