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Search - Comments in Seven Lectures by Dick B. on God, Alcoholism & A.A.: The First Nationwide A.A. History Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, February, 2003

Comments in Seven Lectures by Dick B on God Alcoholism AA The First Nationwide AA History Conference Phoenix Arizona February 2003
Author: Dick B.

This title contains the complete remarks of A.A. historian and writer Dick B. at the very first nationwide Alcoholics Anonymous history conference, held in Phoenix, Arizona in February of 2003. Because of the comprehensive depth of the subject, Dick's address consumed most of the time in the two-day conference. He was joined for a one-hour talk ... more »by Dr. Bob's son, Robert R. Smith of Memphis, and with the exhibits by Ray G., archivist at Dr. Bob's Home in Akron. At the conclusion of the conference, all three--Bob Smith, Ray G., and Dick B. sat as a panel and fielded history questions from the audience. The subjects dealt with each of the six basic Bible roots of A.A.: (1)The Bible. (2) Quiet Time. (3) Anne Smith's Journal. (4) The teachings of Rev. Sam Shoemaker to Bill W. (5) The life-changing program of the Oxford Group. (6) The religious literature early AAs studied and circulated among them by co-founder Dr. Bob. Much of the talk was built around Dick's newly published title God and Alcoholism: Our Growing Challenge in the 21st Century. It therefore included Dick's discussion of the "goofy gods" of A.A. such as radiators, light bulbs, chairs, Big Dippers, and rocks. The compromise came when Bill Wilson introduced the words "higher power" into the A.A. vocabular--largely from New Thought writers like Emmet Fox, William James, and Ralph Waldo Trine. From this open door came Wilson's proclamation that AAs could, if they chose, make the A.A. group their higher power. By contrast, Dick traces the origins and corruptions of the idolatry in A.A. that has flowed like a river from such unintended sources as "higher power," "God as we understood Him," and "Power greater than ourselves." See for yourself what these terms originally meant and how they came from Biblical writers, only to be corrupted by simplistic and silly definitions of them. The theme of this conference and of Dick's comprehensive explanation of the real and complete A.A. history has set the stage for still more conferences, some already held (in Wilmington, Delaware, and twice again in Phoenix, and recently in Tampa). Some are planned - the latest being a history cruise in late 2005. This address by Dick is a classic. It broke new ground for an A.A. that has had only one limited, erroneous, and time-worn view of its history. Today, more and more groups are studying A.A. Bible roots. Still more are writing broader historical essays. And more still are hungering for the details that Dick's 15 years of research have unearthed.

ISBN-13: 9781885803375
ISBN-10: 1885803370
Publication Date: 4/1/2003
Pages: 85
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Publisher: Paradise Research Publications, Inc.
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