Beyond Belief Agnostic Musings For 12 Step Life

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Twelve Secular Steps

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Author : Bill W
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-08-28

Twelve Secular Steps written by Bill W and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-28 with Self-Help categories.

12 Secular Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide is a Step working guidebook for agnostics, atheists, and others who believe addicts should be active in and accountable for their recovery. Unlike traditional Twelve Step literature, this secular adaptation of 12 Step approach neither promotes nor rejects religion and spirituality; it de-emphasizes the active role of God or a Higher Power in favor of a secular, cognitive-behavioral framework. The adapted methodologies are grounded in a biology-based foundation and philosophy.

Beyond Belief Agnostic Musings For 12 Step Life

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Author : Joe C.
language : en
Publisher: Rebellion Dogs Publishing
Release Date : 2023-11-27

Beyond Belief Agnostic Musings For 12 Step Life written by Joe C. and has been published by Rebellion Dogs Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-27 with Self-Help categories.

Finally: a daily reflection book for atheists, freethinkers and everyone. Welcome to the tenth anniversary 3rd printing (2023) version of this well-loved contemporary recovery aid for people with process or substance use disorder. Written by a secular person in recovery, clean and sober since disco, 365 quotes include pop culture, the stoics, Eastern philosophy, science, psychology, peer-to-peer culture and song, spark a page-a-day of musings about contemporary recovery life. Since 2013 this reader is a favorite meeting starter and is found on 30,000 bedside tables, electronic devices and reading nooks. For the 10th anniversary edition, we offer an updated Preface, a hardcover to add paperback and eBook versions + updated statistical data. The eBook version of Beyond Belief from Rebellion Dogs Publishing is the modern recovery tool we would expect this century with over 1,000 hyperlinks including end-notes, an index and interactive Table of Contents. Google Rebellion Dogs Publishing for sample pages, community, links, podcasts, merch and more. If you're reading Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life, we want to hear from you; what do you think?

Waiting

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Author : Marya Hornbacher
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-05-18

Waiting written by Marya Hornbacher and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with Self-Help categories.

For those who don't believe in God—or don't know whether they believe—New York Times best-selling author Marya Hornbacher offers an insightful, moving approach to the concept of faith. Many of us have been trained to think of spirituality as the sole provenance of religion; and if we have come to feel that the religious are not the only ones with access to a spiritual life, we may still be casting about for what, precisely, a spiritual life would be, without a God, a religion, or a solid set of spiritual beliefs. In Waiting, Hornbacher uses the story of her own journey beginning with her recovery from alcoholism to offer a fresh approach to cultivating a spiritual life. Relinquishing the concept of a universal "Spirit" that exists outside of us, Hornbacher gives us the framework to explore the human spirit in each of us--the very thing that sends us searching, that connects us with one another, the thing that "comes knocking at the door of our emotionally and intellectually closed lives and asks to be let in." When we let it in and only when we do, she says, we begin to be integrated people and can walk a spiritual path. There will be many points along the way where we stop, or we fumble, or we get tangled up or turned around. Those are the places where we wait. Waiting, you'll discover, can become a kind of spiritual practice in itself, requiring patience, acceptance, and stillness. Sometimes we do it because we know we need to, though we may not know why. In short, we do it on faith.

Beyond Belief

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Author : Joe C
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10

Beyond Belief written by Joe C and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10 with categories.

This is the 10th anniversary 3rd printing of Beyond Belief, first published 2013, now with a new Preface and updated content/links. Finally, a daily reflection book for everyone; Rebellion Dogs Publishing offers Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life, the first secular daily reflection book written in a contemporary language for today's addicts and alcoholics in recovery. Nothing is sacred and nothing is forbidden; we draw from classic and contemporary 12-Step and the broader peer-to-peer recovery wisdom, Beyond Belief explores philosophy, psychology, entertainment, art, spirituality, skeptical inquiry and the uncanny wisdom of people in recovery from addiction and mental health. Available from Rebellion Dogs Publishing website and your favorite online or brick-and-mortar retailer in eBook, paperback AND NOW, Hard Cover, Beyond Belief is not anti-religious, but candidly secular (non-religious). In a new era of recovery, this book has becoming a "go-to" for online and in-person groups and for individual reflection. Ernie Kurtz, PhD from The Forward, "The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual. Given that the latest Pew Research survey found that twenty percent of the American people list their religious affiliation as 'None, ' it is certainly time that the Recovery world took into consideration this population's needs. Beyond Belief addresses that need in a confident, non-aggressive way. I doubt that any believer will find anything objectionable in its pages. This believer, for one, finds much that is spiritually helpful."

The Five Keys

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Author : Archer Voxx
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-06-20

The Five Keys written by Archer Voxx and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with Self-Help categories.

The 12-Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous has been used successfully for addiction recovery worldwide. However, many individuals have difficulty using the program because they are not comfortable with its religious sounding content. These people are looking for a recovery solution that has a solid technical foundation, not something faith-based or religious in nature.The 12-Step program is much more than it appears on the surface. The program has a strong technical foundation and has been successful because it is grounded in over 200 years of experiments with addiction recovery that came before it in the United States. This includes work in medicine, psychology, psychiatry, and spirituality. The religious language comes from only one of the program's influences.The Five Keys provides insight into five areas of the 12-Step program that make the faith-based content transparent and allows you to use the program without a God or a Higher Power.

We Re Not All Egomaniacs

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Author : Beth Aich
language : en
Publisher: Bookbaby
Release Date : 2021-09-16

We Re Not All Egomaniacs written by Beth Aich and has been published by Bookbaby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-16 with Self-Help categories.

Some people come to Alcoholics Anonymous feeling terrible about themselves and are told, bewilderingly, that their problem is too much ego and a lack of humility. Bill W., who wrote most of the AA literature, described himself as an egomaniac. He put his own needs and wants ahead of others, was grandiose, felt entitled, and thought he was all-powerful. He called this the alcoholic personality type, and designed a program to crush the ego as the foundation of sobriety. It worked for him and millions of other alcoholics like him, and he deserves great credit. But what about alcoholics who normally put others' needs before their own and see themselves as less-than, unentitled, not enough, defective, impostors, losers? Their egos need building, not deflating. This book reframes the Twelve Step program so people with low self-esteem can grow to feel better rather than worse about themselves. Each Step includes exercises to build and strengthen the person's sense of self, to grow from a place of feeling unlovable into a strong sober person, no longer dependent on alcohol or external validation to feel good. This groundbreaking book opens the door for people who feel less-than to find a comfortable sobriety in AA, rather than trying to force themselves into Bill's shoes when they just don't fit.

Beyond Belief

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Author : Elle Hardy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-20

Beyond Belief written by Elle Hardy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-20 with Church history categories.

A fascinating exposé of the global revolution you've never heard of: a deep-pocketed, tech-savvy Christian movement reshaping our societies from within. How has a Christian movement, founded at the turn of the twentieth century by the son of freed slaves, become the fastest-growing religion on Earth? Pentecostalism has 600 million followers; by 2050, they'll be one in ten people worldwide. This is the religion of the Holy Spirit, with believers directly experiencing God and His blessings: success for the mind, body, spirit and wallet. Pentecostalism is a social movement. It serves impoverished people in Africa and Latin America, and inspires anti-establishment leaders from Trump to Bolsonaro. In Australia, Europe and Korea, it throws itself into culture wars and social media, offering meaning and community to the rootless and marginalised in a fragmenting world. Reporting this revolution from twelve countries and six US states, Elle Hardy weaves a timeless tale of miracles, money and power, set in our volatile age of extremes. By turns troubling and entertaining, Beyond Beliefexposes the Pentecostal agenda: not just saving souls, but transforming societies and controlling politics. These modern prophets, embedded in our institutions, have the cash and the influence to wage their holy war.

Beyond Belief

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Author : Joe C
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-01

Beyond Belief written by Joe C and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01 with Substance abuse categories.

Rebellion Dogs Publishing is proud to announce a 21st century daily reflection book. Beyond Belief's 2014 second printing is now available with a Foreword by Ernie Kurtz and updated links and End Notes. What are "agnostic musings"? It is not news to anyone that the war of worldviews makes for sporting debate; does an intervening God grant sobriety, serenity, wisdom and courage or is conscious contact a delusion? Sorry, while we might be as amused as anyone with this question, Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life doesn't enter this debate. Hate the game; don't hate the players. A good idea is a good idea. Why dismiss valid experience because of the beliefs that someone harbors? Beliefs aren't facts. Beyond our belief is where life is happening: chances have to be taken; processes have to be evaluated; life has to be lived. Atheists, humanists, skeptics and agnostics will feel included in these daily reflections. Believers won't feel mocked or belittled. Everyone in recovery is included. No one needs to adopt the beliefs of someone else nor deny our own beliefs to get clean and sober. Believing and belonging are not synonymous. We are well into Century 21. Anyone should feel free to doubt or believe with impunity. Everyone's experience is a valid currency. The 12 Step community has no experts. Rebellion Dogs Publishing neither canonizes nor vilifies 12 Step culture. This book draws on philosophy, psychology, entertainment, art, spiritual musings, skeptical inquiry and the uncanny wisdom of the rooms. Professional and 12&12 Member reviews: Melissa D., Clinical Psychologist, California says, "I have never seen a daily devotional book written for agnostics. I found the readings to be extremely thought provoking. I wonder sometimes since there is such talk about God at meetings, what kind of turn-off that must be for agnostics. I think this book will be very helpful to both the newcomer and the mature 12 Step member." Bob K, contributor to AAagnositca.org says, "I expected his book to be good. It's WAY, WAY better than good. The book is outstanding. Two decades of not being a 'daily reflections' kind of guy, are over. Now I have reflections worth reflecting over! Buy this book or you will suffer a horrible and painful death! Well, maybe not, but you'll be missing out on something very good." Michel D. says, "AA can, and must, adapt to changing circumstances and Bill Wilson was the first one to admit it. Unfortunately, members who have come after him are more zealous than our first members. We have seen this dogmatism in history before of course, especially in religion. This is a very slippery slope. I really like the fact that these reflections are for anyone who has an open mind. It does not cater to a specific group to the exclusion of others. " Denis K. says, "Many thanks for this great book; my Monday night group and I are having some great discussions related to the daily musings both at the group and often during the week over coffee. All of us were quickly losing interest in the local meetings; Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life gave all of us a much needed spark that has renewed our interest in the fellowship." Dr. Amy, MSW, PhD, adds, "One criticism of the 12 Step movement of course is that its dogma can be limiting-Beyond Belief seems to have addressed this. The quotes are cogent, the organization superb and the contributors are diverse." The book includes an index of over 120 topics, extensive notes and a bibliography.

Seeking A Higher Power

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Author : Michael Cowl Gordon
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2025-02-25

Seeking A Higher Power written by Michael Cowl Gordon and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-25 with Self-Help categories.

Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve step programs have had great success in restoring the lives of millions of people. However, millions more fail to grasp the program successfully. The biggest obstacle appears to be the requirement of reliance on a higher power. Many people are turned off by the frequent mention of God in the meetings and the literature. This book offers the reader ways to approach the idea of a higher power, and of how to rethink the idea of God that hopefully will overcome prejudice that has built up in the minds of prospective members. Gordon has written a collection of 38 essays on topics such as love, spirituality, Buddhism, Native American spirituality, and compassion, and an offers an extensive bibliography and suggested reading list. This book will be a valuable resource for people trying to negotiate their recovery journey.

Youth Ministry In A Multifaith Society

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Author : Len Kageler
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2014-04-24

Youth Ministry In A Multifaith Society written by Len Kageler and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Religion categories.

How do we ground our young people in the faith while encouraging their relationships with friends of other faiths? Veteran youth minister and researcher Len Kageler digs into the data surrounding this exciting multifaith era and offers surprising confidence that our kids can be guided into mature Christian faith while simultaneously learning to love their neighbors of other religions.