Defining Recovery in AA in the 21st Century
By Dave W. My goodness we are an efficient bunch in AA. Got it all nailed down. Nothing new under the sun. Our omnipotent Big Book laid it all out for us in 1939....
Category: History – Modern
The post-millennium history of Alcoholics Anonymous.
America’s Favorite Poison
Whatever happened to the anti-alcohol movement? By Olga Khazan Posted on January 14, 2020 on The Atlantic Occasionally, Elizabeth Bruenig unleashes a tweet for which she knows she’s sure to get dragged: She admits...
The Virtual 2020 Secular AA Conference
By bob k On Saturday, December 5th, ICSAA (International Conference of Secular AA) held a condensed version of the biennial conference that was scheduled to take place LIVE in Washington, D.C. Covid-19 caused that...
Saturday’s Free Secular AA Zoom Conference
By Joe C. It’s a little of the latest science. It’s a little AA folk-wisdom, some entertainment, some community. That’s what you’ll find at the International Conference of Secular AA free December 5th mini-conference....
How The Pandemic Changed Alcoholics Anonymous
“This is the last door on the road for a lot of people.” By Nadine Yousif Published in The Toronto Star, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 In a typical week, Mark attends four Alcoholics Anonymous...
Can AA Please Evolve?
By Dave W One of the things I admire the most about the simplicity of the way AA meetings are structured and conducted is the level playing field that is created for the typical...
Peeling the Onion: Shedding Theism In Sobriety
By Amy B The Hero’s Journey… ? In traditional AA, there’s a classic story, a hero’s journey if you will, about how you progress in sobriety. You come into AA, iffy about the existence...
Vancouver Sober Agnostics – 2013-2020
By Hilary J Sober Agnostics had its first meeting on May 7, 2013, and its last meeting on March 10, 2020 (the last Tuesday before the COVID lockdown in B.C.), at Trinity Anglican Church...
“We’re Spiritual, Not Religious.” “Oh. Please!!”
By Bobby Beach In order to resolve a debate about words, it seems wise that we consult an authority on words. Peter Mark Roget was a young physician when he assembled a collection of...
How Dare You – An Open Letter to AA Trustees
This is an edited version of the “Open Letter” which was sent to the AA Trustees on August 3, 2020.[1] By Paul W Introduction Alcoholics Anonymous has lost sight of its purpose, of its...
Finding Humanist Spirituality in AA
By Chad Minteer I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness and stayed until I was almost 30, about the time I started on my recovery path. I was a good little boy and young...
Questions & Answers – AA Agnostica
The creator of the Polish website Agnostics and Atheists in AA recently asked me a number of questions. Here are the questions and my answers. By Roger C How long have you been in...
An Academic Analysis of Do Tell!
In 2018 a scholar based his doctoral dissertation, “Experiences of Atheists and Agnostics in Alcoholics Anonymous”, on the book Do Tell! Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA, published in 2015. Last month Brent...
An Agnostic and Mainstream AA
By Brendan O’K “All people must necessarily rally to the call of their own particular convictions and we of AA are no exception,” said Bill Wilson. One of my strong convictions is agnosticism, the...
