Tables of Contents for the 31 Volumes of
“The Dick B. A.A. History and Christian Recovery
Reference Set”
By Dick B. and Ken B.
© 2015 Anonymous. All
rights reserved
The 31-Volume
“Dick B. A.A. History and Christian
Recovery Reference Set”
Contents of A New Way In
Part 1: The Akron A.A.
Christian Program That Cured Alcoholics
Part 2: Teach the
Puzzled Seeker Some Special Fragments of Early A.A. History and Roots
Part 3: Tell the
Newcomer the Pioneers Were Cured. Ask, “Why Not You?”
Part 4: For Facts about Why Early A.A. Succeeded, Look
at the Successful Powerhouses That Preceded and Influenced It
Part 5: Look at
Several Newly-Researched Factors That Point up the Major Structure of the Early
A.A. Program
Part 6: What Every Christian in Recovery Ought to Know
Individually
Contents of A New Way Out
Chap. 1: Directions
for “The New Way Out”
Chap. 2: Additional
History on Programs That Have Gone Before
Chap. 3: The Two, Diverse Recovery Program
Origins; and the Three Emerging, Varied Approaches in Akron, Cleveland, and New
York
Chap. 4: Parallels from the Groups
Contributing to Akron’s Pioneer Program
Chap. 5: Jerry Dunn’s Relevant Viewpoints [He
wrote God is for the Alcoholic]
Chap. 6: Picking Your Way along Today
Chap. 7: Hindrances Today Blocking the Path of
Return to Original Spiritual Roots and Power
Chap. 8: The Importance of Choice
Chap. 9: The Choice of “A New Way Out”
Bibliography
Contents of Anne Smith’s
Journal, 1933-1939
Foreword to the First Edition
Preface to the Revised Paradise
Edition
Acknowledgements
Chap. 1: A
Lady of Faith, Courage, and Love
Chap. 2: The
Elements of the Twelve Steps
Chap. 3: The
Books That Anne Read and Recommended
Chap. 4: Anne’s
Discussion of 28 Oxford Group Concepts
Chap. 5: Spiritual
Principles
Chap. 6: Conclusion
Appendix: 28 Oxford Group Principles That Influenced A.A.
Contents of By the Power of
God
Foreword
Preface
Part 1: The Starkness
and Darkness of the Problem and the Simplicity of the Early Solution
Chap. 1: My
Personal Debt to, and Opportunities from, A.A.
Chap. 2: What
Believers Involved in Today’s Twelve Step Programs May Be Seeking
Chap. 3: The
Simple Program as A.A.’s Pioneers Described It
Chap. 4: The
Real Foundations of A.A.’s Pioneer Program
Part 2: You Can Start
a Good Book/Big Book Group in a Variety of Ways
Chap. 5: The
Basics Early AAs Borrowed from the Bible
Chap. 6: The
Oxford Group Path in Pioneer A.A.’s Steps
Chap. 7: Quiet
Time, Devotionals, and the Guidance of God
Chap. 8: Anne
Smith’s Specific Journal and Twelve Step Ideas
Part 3: Sam Shoemaker,
Bill’s Acknowledged Mentor, and A.A.’s Six Basic Roots
Chap. 9: Oxford
Group Leader Sam Shoemaker’s Input
Chap. 10: Putting
the Steps and Their Sources Together
Part 4: A Vision for You
Chap. 11: Can
There Be Pioneer Groups in Today’s A.A.?
Chap. 12: Guides
for Groups Direct from A.A.’s Pioneers
Chap. 13: What
Such Meetings Can Accomplish
Chap. 14: What
You Can Do Today
Appendix: Dr. Bob’s Bible and A.A. Group No. 1
Select Bibliography
Contents of Cured! Proven
Help for Alcoholics and Addicts
Foreword
Preface
Chap. 1: The
Earliest A.A. Days
Chap. 2: Let’s
Use Simple Words That People Understand
Chap. 3: Newcomer
Netting
Chap. 4: What
History Can Teach You in, and about, A.A. Itself
Chap. 5: Offering
More than Abstinence
Chap. 6: Facing
“Reality” with “Divine Help”
Chap. 7: Talking
Plainly about the Creator
Chap. 8: There
Is More to Cure than Abstinence
Chap. 9: My
Own Table of Tips
Chap. 10: Cured
and Victorious! Putting the Pieces Together
Bibliography
Contents of Dr. Bob and His Library
Foreword to First Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
1. The
Story of Dr. Bob’s Reading
2. Sources
of Information about His Books
3. The
Books Dr. Bob Owned, Read, and Recommended
a. The
Bible
b. Books
about the Bible
c. Christian
Classics
d. The
Life of Jesus Christ
e. Daily
Bible Devotionals
f. Prayer
g. The
Sermon on the Mount
h. Love
i.
The Oxford Group
j.
Dr. Samuel M. Shoemaker
k. Two
of A.A.’s Other “Founders” (William James & Carl Jung)
l.
Authors of Special Interest to Dr. Bob
m. Religion
and the Mind
n. Quiet
Time
o. Miscellaneous
p. The
Weatherhead Puzzle
q. The Calvary Evangel List of Oxford Group
Literature
r.
Healing
4. What’s
New
5. Dr.
Bob’s Biblical Sources Emerge
6. Some
Final Thoughts
Appendix 1: Dr. Bob’s Biblical and
Christian Background
Appendix 2: Inventory of Books on Hand at
Calvary House, September 12, 1933
Index
Foreword
Introduction
1. The “Great Awakening”
of 1875 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
2. The
Challenge and Direction of the Dr. Bob Resource Volumes
3. A.A.’s Dr.
Bob and His St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Roots
4. Dr. Bob’s
Birthplace and Boyhood Home
5. North
Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury
6. The
Christian Endeavor Society and Its Legacy to Alcoholics Anonymous
7. The St. Johnsbury Academy
8. The Fairbanks Family of St. Johnsbury, Vermont
9. The Town of St. Johnsbury of Dr. Bob’s Youth
10. The YMCA and
St. Johnsbury, Vermont: 1875-1898
11. The Original,
Akron A.A. Spiritual Program of Recovery
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Contents
of God and Alcoholism: Our Growing
Opportunity in the 21st Century
Chap. 1: The Real Facts about A.A.’s Pioneer
Group
Chap. 2: A.A.’s
Great Role: A Review of, and Experiences with, the Practices, Principles, and
Values of A.A. in the 20th Century
Chap. 3: The
Good News: What God Can Do about Alcoholism
Chap. 4: The
Nonsense “gods” of Recovery
Let’s
Begin with Some Definitions
Some
“Higher Power” Homework
Some
Additional “Higher Power” Homework
What
Is “a Power greater than ourselves”?
Another
New “god” in A.A.? Or the Creator?
“God
as we understood Him”
An
Alleged Compromise That Opened the Door
Chap. 5: The
Opportunity
Chap. 6: Why
Bring up God—Again!
Bibliography
Contents
of Good Morning! Quiet Time, Morning
Watch, Meditation, and Early A.A.
Preface
to Revised Edition
Acknowledgements
Chap. 1: What’s It All About?
Chap. 2: It Began in the Bible
Chap. 3: Listening through the Ages
Chap. 4: Quiet Time Roots
Chap. 5: Quiet Time Practices
Chap. 6: What Early AAs Borrowed
Chap. 7: History to the Rescue
Bibliography
Index
Contents of Henrietta
B. Seiberling: Ohio’s Lady with a Cause
Chap. 1: A Brief Glance at Henrietta’s Life
Chap. 2: An Accurate Description of A.A.’s
Real Spiritual Roots
Chap. 3: Henrietta’s Special Role as a
Non-Alcoholic Woman Who Helped Found A.A.
Chap. 4: Akron’s Oxford Group Encounters
Chap. 5: Distinguishing Akron’s Program from
Bill’s Later 12 Steps
Chap. 6: The Exit of the Oxford Group:
Observations about A.A.’s Connection with the
Oxford Group
Chap. 7: Let Go and Let God
Contents of Introduction
to the Sources and Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous
1.
Introduction to the Sources and Founding of
Alcoholics Anonymous
2.
Part One: The Akron Genesis Period
3.
Part Two: The New York Conversion Period
4.
Part Three: The Original A.A. Program That Akron
Developed
5.
Part Four: The Works Publishing Company Program
That Bill W. Fashioned
6.
Part Five: The Reshaping of the Big Book Program
Beginning in 1939
7.
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Contents for Making Known the
Biblical History and Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous
Foreword
Part 1: Historical Research Papers, Letters, Pictures,
and Tapes
Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Papers in Dick B.’s
Personal Files
Materials Gathered from Archives
Materials Gathered on or about A.A. Founders
Materials Gathered Concerning A.A.’s
Spiritual Sources
Materials from the Founders’ Homes
Materials about Special Early A.A.
Personalities
Fragments of, on, or about A.A. History
Concluding Materials Pertaining to Dick B.’s
Research
The George Vondermuhll, Jr. Materials on the Oxford Group
and Moral Re-Armament
The Danny Whitmore Historical Materials
The Dennis Cassidy Collections of Recordings of All Bill
Wilson’s Public Talks
Rare Items
Part 2: Historical Books, Pamphlets, and Articles on
Alcoholics Anonymous
Publications about Alcoholics Anonymous
Publications Approved by Alcoholics Anonymous
Pamphlets Circulated in Early A.A.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Pro, Con, and Evaluated
Part 3: Spiritual
History and Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Bible Versions of and Books About
Quiet
Time and Inspirational Books, Pamphlets and Bible Devotionals Popular with Dr.
Bob and Early AAs, as Well as More Recent Meditation Books
Publications
by or about the Rev. Dr. Samuel Moor Shoemaker, Jr.
Publications
by or about the Oxford Group and Oxford Group People
Books
by or about Oxford Group and A.A. Christian Mentors
Christian
and Other Religious Literature Pertaining to Early A.A.
The Books of Dr. Bob’s Library
Background Books A.A. Pioneers Read
Miscellaneous
Books Used in Dick B.’s Research and Writings
Part 4: Temperance,
Anti Saloon League, Prohibition, Abstinence, Alcohol Books and Pamphlets of an
Earlier Time
Part 5: Recent
Books and Articles on Alcoholism, Addictions, and Dependency
Part 6: Details
on Contributors and Their Collections
Part 7: Our Advisory Council Supporting Members
Contents
of New Light on Alcoholism: God, Sam
Shoemaker, and A.A.
List
of Appendices
Foreword
to the Pittsburgh Edition
Foreword
by Nickie Shoemaker Haggart
Foreword
by Julia Harris
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Sam and A.A.’s Heart
Chap. 1: Sam Shoemaker, “Co-founder” of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Chap. 2: Sam Shoemaker’s New Light
Chap. 3: Sam’s Unmistakable Footprints in the
Twelve Steps
Chap. 4: The
Parallels between the Shoemaker Language and Alcoholics Anonymous Language
Part 2: Sam’s Writings and Talks, and A.A.
Chap. 5: The
Shoemaker Writings Prior to A.A.’s Big Book
Chap. 6: Sam’s
Remarks to and about A.A.
Part 3: The Shoemaker Relationship with A.A.
Chap. 7: Shoemaker’s
Relationship with Bill Wilson
Chap. 8: Sam,
the Great Communicator, and His Letters
Chap. 9: Shoemaker
and His Bible
Chap. 10: Shoemaker
Ideas That “Took” in A.A.
Part 4: Sam’s Legacies for Us Today
Chap. 11: The
Pittsburgh Afterglow
Chap. 12: What
Shoemaker’s Contributions Can Mean for All of Us Today
Appendix 1: 28
Oxford Group Principles That Influenced A.A.
Appendix 2: The
Oxford Group Literature Read by AAs
Appendix 3: The
January 22, 1935, Letter from Sam to Bill W.
Appendix 4: The
Irving Harris Memorandum Regarding Bill W. and Sam
Appendix 5: Entries
in Sam Shoemaker’s Journals (1934-1939) about Bill Wilson
Appendix 6: the
Oxford Group Businessmen’s Team
Appendix 7: Lois
Wilson’s Oxford Group Notebook
Appendix 8: Two
Important Bill Wilson Letters
Bill’s
Letter of April 23, 1963, to Sam
Bill
Wilson’s April 1953 Memo as to “Original AA Steps”
Appendix 9: The
Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
Appendix 10: Excerpts
from The Calvary Evangel and Calvary Church Yearbook
Appendix 11: Lessons
from the Original Personal Stories of A.A. Pioneers
Appendix 12: Alcoholism
Statistics and A.A. Success Rates
Bibliography (pages 575-595)
Index
Contents of
Pioneer Stories in Alcoholics Anonymous:
God’s Role in Recovery Confirmed!
Chapter 1: Experience,
Strength & Hope: Stories from the First Three Editions of Alcoholics
Anonymous
Chapter 3: Alcoholics
Anonymous: The Original 1939 Edition: Part 2
Chapter 4: Alcoholics
Anonymous: The Original 1939 Edition: Part 3
Appendix 1: “Why Don’t You Choose Your Own Conception of
God?”
Appendix 2: Key Highlights in the Writing of the Big
Book with Approximate Dates
Appendix 3: The Expression “Religious Experience” and
the “Solution” to Alcoholism
Appendix 4: Occurrences of the Phrase “Spiritual
Experience” in the 4th Edition
Appendix 5: The 20 Personal Stories in “the Printer’s
Copy” of Alcoholics Anonymous
Contents
of Real Twelve Step Fellowship History:
The Old-School A.A. You May Not Know
Introduction
Part 1: The Original A.A. Program of Recovery
Part 2: The “Absolute Essentials” of the Good Book
Program in Akron
Part 3: The Substantial Changes in A.A. from 1939 to
1955
Part 4: How Adding a History Element to Recovery Can
Help the Newcomer Today
Appendix: New Testament Healing Records Categorized
Dead or Nearly Dead People Made
Alive or Healed
Lepers Cleansed
Paralyzed People Healed
People with Fevers Healed
Woman with the Hemorrhage (or
“Flow of Blood”) Healed
Blind People Healed
A Man with a Withered Hand Healed
A Man with Dropsy (or Edema)
Healed
A Man with an Infirmity 38 Years
Healed
Lame People Healed
People Who Were Lunatick Were
Healed
Several Types of Sickness and
Disease Healed in the Same Setting
Evil Spirits Were Cast Out
Contents of Stick
with the Winners!
Introduction: “Old-School” Christian
Recovery 9
1.
Resources for “Old-School” 12 Step Recovery
Meetings 15
Conference-approved Resources 17
Other Resources 18
2.
Conference-Approved Literature Foundations 23
Alcoholics Anonymous 23
The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous 28
DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers 29
3.
The Real Akron A.A. Program 33
4.
16 Key Practices of the Real Akron A.A. Program 35
5.
“Old-School” A.A. and First Century Christianity 47
Many Compared Early A.A. to First Century
Christianity 48
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his
representatives 49
“First Century Christianity” in the Book of
Acts 51
A.A.’s Christian Predecessors 55
The Vermont of Dr. Bob and Bill W.’s youth 55
Christian Recovery before A.A. 57
Dr. Bob and Bill W.’s Christian Upbringings 68
The
Conversion Factor in Bill W.’s Life 69
Many Early AAs Claimed They Were “Cured” 71
6.
“Old-School” Elements That Can Be Used Today 75
7.
How to Conduct “Old-School” Recovery Meetings 85
Conclusion 93
Contents of
That Amazing Grace: The Role of Clarence
and Grace S. in Alcoholics Anonymous
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Getting Acquainted with Grace and Clarence
Chap. 1: My Introduction to Grace
Chap. 2: “Amazing” Grace: A Biographical
Sketch
Chap. 3: Now about Clarence
Part 2: As Grace Recalls
Chap. 4: Clarence and A.A.’s Founding Years
Chap. 5: A.A.’s Roots in the Bible
Chap. 6: The Oxford Group Ideas and Influence
Chap. 7: T/he Big Book, Steps, and A.A.
Fellowship
Part 3: The Ministry of Clarence and Grace
Chap. 8: Ambassadors for Christ in A.A.
Chap. 9: Grace Carries On
Chap. 10: The Point of It All
Afterword
Index
Bibliography
Contents of
The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous
List
of Appendices
Foreword
to First Edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1: The Beginnings
Chap. 1: The Roles of James D. Newton and
Russell (“Bud”) Firestone
Chap. 2: A Grateful Harvey Firestone, Sr., and
the 1933 Oxford Group Events
Part 2: A.A.’s Akron Progenitors and Their Major
Contributions
Chap. 3: An Overview
Their Qualifications
The Oxford Group Literature
28 Oxford Group Principles That
Influenced Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Bob and His Wife, Anne
Lois Wilson’s Oxford Group Notes
Bill’s Synopsis of What He Found
Chap. 4: T. Henry and Clarace Williams
Chap. 5: Henrietta Seiberling’s Spiritual
Infusion
Chap. 6: Anne Smith, Her Love, and Her
Spiritual Workbook
Chap. 7: Dr. Bob, His Library, and His
Spiritual Studies
Chap. 8: Bill Wilson and the Akron Genesis
Chap. 9: The Oxford Group Crucible: 1933-1935
Part 3: The Alcoholic Squad of the Oxford Group in
Action
Chap. 10: The Laboratories
Chap. 11: Frank Amos Reviews the Evidence
Chap. 12: Akron’s Part in the Big Book
Chap. 13: The Alcoholic Squad in Akron Becomes
Alcoholics Anonymous
Part 4: The Akron Taproot
Chap. 14: Akron as One Part of the Picture
Chap. 15: Traces of Akron in the Big Book
Chap. 16: Conclusion
Appendix
1: Excerpt from The Upper Room
Appendix
2: Excerpt from My Utmost for His Highest
Appendix
3: Excerpt from Victorious Living
Appendix
4: Excerpt from Daily Strength for Daily Needs
Bibliography
Index
Contents of
The Books Early AAs Read for Spiritual
Growth, 7th ed.
Foreword
Preface
to the Seventh Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chap. 1: The Bible: “The Main Source Book of
All”
Chap. 2: Dr. Bob’s Reading and Recommendations
Chap. 3: Anne Smith’s Journal, 1933-1939
Chap. 4: The
Upper Room and Bible Devotionals
Chap. 5: Henrietta Seiberling’s Books
Chap. 6: T. Henry and Clarace Williams’
Library
Chap. 7: The Oxford Group Literature
Chap. 8: The Reverend Sam Shoemaker’s Books
and Writings
Chap. 9: Bill and Lois Wilson’s Comments
Chap. 10: Nell Wing’s Recollections
Chap. 11: Pioneer Clarence S.
Chap. 12: Comments of Other A.A. Oldtimers
Chap. 13: Some Suggestions for You
Chap. 14: Conclusion
Appendix: Inventory of Books on Hand at Calvary
House September 12, 1933
Bibliography
Contents of The
Conversion of Bill W.
Introduction
Ch. 1: “The Wind Bloweth Where It Listeth”
Ch. 2: The God of the Preachers
Ch. 3: Two Heralds of Divine Help on Its Way for
Alcoholics
Ch. 4: The Turning Point: Bill’s Decision for
Christ
Ch. 5: “For Sure I’d Been Born Again”
Ch. 6: Repent, and Be Converted
Ch. 7: “If There Be a Great Physician, I’ll Call on
Him”
Ch. 8: “Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits”
Ch. 9: Open Their Eyes That They May See: Manna
from Heaven
Ch. 10: The Touch of
the Master’s Hand
Ch. 11: “With a Mighty
Hand, and with an Outstretched Arm”
Ch. 12: As Bill Saw It:
“Thy Will Be Done”
Bibliography
Appendix:
“Conversion” in the Bible
Index
Contents of The First Nationwide Alcoholics Anonymous History Conference
Part 1: The
Theme and Purpose of the Conference
Part 2: Alcoholics
Anonymous, the Founders, and Belief in Almighty God
Part 3: The
Spiritual Beginnings of A.A.
Part 4: The
Real Program of Early A.A.
Part 5A: Introduction
Part 5B: The Sermon on
the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
Part 5C: The Book of
James
Part 5D: 1 Corinthians
13
Part 6: Rev. Sam Shoemaker, an A.A. “Co-Founder”
and Spiritual Source
Part 7: What the Creator Did and Can Do for Our
Fellowship
Bibliography
Contents of
The Golden Text of A.A.: God, the
Pioneers, and Real Spirituality
Chap. 1: We Will Tell You about . . .
Chap. 2: What Early AAs Thought about God
Almighty
The Pioneers Believed in God
The Pioneers Understood Who God
Is
Willing Unbelievers Came to
Believe in God
The Pioneers Believed That, When
Sought, God Heals
Chap. 3: Their Path, Jesus Christ, and a
Relationship with God
Steps along the Path
The Miraculous Result
Chap. 4: The Golden Text of A.A. They Adopted
Chap. 5: The Critical Need to Seek God Again
Today
Self-help Will Not Cut It. That
Is Not a Solution
Medical
Help and Psychological Help Have Not Cut It
The Four Early A.A. Factors
Needed Today
Chap. 6: Two Challenges for Real Spirituality
Today
Contents of The
Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible
Foreword
to the First Edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
1.
"Lest We Forget Early AAs and Their
Bibles!"
Early
A.A.'s Success Rate Compared to Today
The
Historical Evidence of A.A.'s Good Book Roots
The
Oxford Group-Shoemaker Impact
Bible
Devotionals and Other Early A.A. Literature
The
Purpose of Our Book
2.
God!
The
Frequency of Biblical Names for God
God
is
A
Loving God
A
Special "god" for A.A.?
Whence
Came "Higher Power?"
Bill
Wilson's Higher Power
"God
As We Understood Him"
"A
Power Greater Than Ourselves"
3.
Biblical Impact on Big Book Language
Direct
Quotes from the Bible
Recognizable
Biblical Words and Concepts
A.A.
Slogans and Watchwords with Biblical Roots
Two
Other Biblical Concepts
4.
The Parts Dr. Bob Found "Essential"
The
Thirteenth Chapter of First Corinthians
The
Book of James
The
Sermon on the Mount
5.
The Good Book and the Twelve Steps
Step
One and Deflation at Depth
Step
Two, Willingness, Belief, and Seeking
Step
Three and the Decision to Surrender
Step
Four and Self-examination
Step
Five and Confession
Step
Six, Conviction and Readiness to Change
Step
Seven, Humble Submission and Rebirth
Step
Eight, Willingness To Make Amends
Step
Nine, Restitution
Step
Ten and Daily Corrective Action
Step
Eleven, Prayer, Guidance, Growth, Power
Step
Twelve, Awakening, Witness, Practice of Principles
6.
Keeping It Simple
The
Original Six Steps
Simmered
Down to the Last (Love and Service)
7.
The Good Book and A.A. Today
Bibliography
Index
Contents
of The Good Book-Big Book Guidebook:
How to
Include the Creator’s Impact on Early A.A. in Recovery Programs Today
Chap. 1: History:
The Inclusion in Recovery of A.A.’s Biblical Origins and Christian Fellowship
Chap. 2: The
Healing Evidence at the Time When A.A. Was Born
Chap. 3: Alcoholics
Anonymous, the Founders, Belief in Almighty God, and Divine Healing
Chap. 4: The
Spiritual Beginnings of A.A.
Chap. 5: The
Real Program of Early A.A.
Chap. 6: The
Materials from the Bible That Dr. Bob Considered “Absolutely Essential”
Chap. 7: The
Approach Early Akron AAs Took While They Sought Christian Healing
Chap. 8: The
Practical Use and Application of This Guide
Selected Bibliography
Appendix 1: Catch
the Wave
Appendix 2: A.A.
History Study Meetings
Contents
of The James Club and the Original A.A.
Program’s Absolute Essentials
Introduction
Chap. 1: AA.’s Book of James
Chap. 2: The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7)
in A.A.
Chap. 3: A.A.’s Connection with The Greatest Thing in the World
Appendix
1: Outline of the Original Program
The Akron
Crucible Where It All Began
The Real
Program of Early A.A.
An Overview
of What They Did in Akron
The Frank
Amos Reports in 1938
The Big Book
Publication in 1939
Appendix
2: Comparing the Christian Endeavor
Root
Appendix
3: The Two Different A.A. Root Streams
Appendix
4: Background on the Bible’s Book of
James and James the “Author”
Appendix
5: The Difference an Identification of
the Creator Makes
Contents of The
Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Ch. 1: The Roots of Early A.A.’s Success Rate (pp.
1-37)
Ch. 2: Mentors Who Influenced the Oxford Group’s
Founder (pp. 39-72)
Ch. 3: Frank Buchman and His First Century Christian
Fellowship (pp. 73-105)
Ch. 4: Sam Shoemaker’s Oxford Group Role (pp. 107-35)
Ch. 5: The A.A. Links: Arrivals and Departures (pp.
137-48)
Ch. 6: 28 Oxford Group Principles That Influenced
A.A. (pp. 149-297)
Ch. 7: Oxford Group Traces in A.A.’s 12 Steps and Big
Book Language
Ch. 8: Conclusion
Bibliography (pp. 371-90)
Index (pp. 391-411)
Contents of
Turning Point: A History of Early A.A.’s
Spiritual Roots and Successes
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chap. 1: The Lacuna
Part 1: A Spiritual Program for Drunks
Chap. 2: The Oxford Group Roots
Chap. 3: A.A.’s Spiritual Beginnings
Part 2: The Good Book Source
Chap. 4: God
Chap. 5: The Sections of the Bible Dr. Bob
Found “Essential”
Chap. 6: Biblical Impact on Big Book Language
Chap. 7: The Good Book and the Twelve Steps
Part 3: The Oxford Group’s Contribution
Chap. 8: 28 Oxford Group Principles That
Influenced A.A.
Chap. 9: Sam Shoemaker—“Co-Founder” of A.A.
Chap. 10: Oxford Group Traces in A.A.’s Twelve
Steps
Part 4: Other Spiritual Sources
Chap. 11: Anne Smith—“Mother of A.A.”
Chap. 12: Dr. Bob and the Literature
Chap. 13: Quiet Time and the Devotionals
Part 5: History to the Rescue
Chap. 14: Putting It All Together
Chap. 15: Use It or Lose It!
Appendix
1: The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics
Anonymous
Appendix
2: Parallel Oxford Group-Big Book
Phrases
Bibliography
Index
Contents for
Twelve Steps for You:
Take the
Twelve Steps with the Big Book, A.A. History, and the Good Book at Your Side
Introduction
Chap. 1: Begin
Your Step Study by Reviewing the Original Akron Program and Learning How A.A.
Really Began
Chap. 2: Begin
Your Study of the Steps by Looking First at the Bible and at Each Step’s Known
Bible Origins
Chap. 3: With
the Bible Origins in Mind, Study Each Step to Learn the Basic Ideas It Contains
from the Oxford Group
Chap. 4: Once
You Have Learned the Bible Sources and the Oxford Group Ideas, Then Study Each
Step, Observing How Closely It Parallels the Language of America’s Oxford Group
Leader, Sam Shoemaker
Chap. 5: .
. . Then See How Much of the Bible Material, Oxford Group Ideas, and
Shoemaker’s Writings Were Being Taught in Early A.A. in Anne Smith’s (Dr. Bob’s
Wife’s) Writings
Chap. 6: Read
Carefully This Study and Critique of What Bill W. Claimed Were Six Steps—Six
“Word-of Mouth” Ideas Already in Place
Chap. 7: .
. . Consider the Steps in Company with the Three Bible Parts Dr. Bob Called
“Absolutely Essential” Lest Some Highly Important Spiritual Resources of the
A.A. Program Be Forgotten
Chap. 8: Studying
the Steps Mindful of Other Major Contributing Literature
Chap. 9: Start
Taking Your Steps Precisely as Directed by the Big Book—Then Make Your
Judgments
Chap. 10: Consider
This Possible Biblical View of the 12 Steps Using History as Your Guide
Additional References
Contents of
Utilizing Early A.A.’s Spiritual Roots
for Recovery Today
Chap. 1: The Spiritual Beginnings of A.A.
Chap. 2: The Bible in Early A.A.
Chap. 3: Quiet Time, Morning Watch, and
Meditation
Chap. 4: The Oxford Group and Alcoholics
Anonymous
Chap. 5: Sam Shoemaker, “Co-founder” of A.A.
Chap. 6: Anne Smith, “Mother of A.A.,”
“Founder,” Dr. Bob’s Wife
Chap. 7: The Books and Materials Early AAs
Read
Chap. 8: Utilizing A.A.’s Spiritual Roots
Today
Contents of When
Early AAs Were Cured and Why
Chap. 1: What
They Were Saying at Yale (in the 1940's about the Miracle of God’s Cure
for Drunks)
Chap. 2: The
Spiritual Origins of Alcoholics Anonymous:
A Much Needed Historical Perspective.
Bill Wilson's "Religious" Background
Dr. Bob's Bible training, Christian Beliefs, and
Religious Affiliations
Historical
Void Resulting from Failure to Distinguish Between Differing Inputs of Founder
The Bible Dr. Bob Source
The Akron Genesis and Its Bible/Dr. Bob Source
Dr.
Bob's Youth, Religious Training, and Christian Church Involvement
Dr. Bob's Assertions on the Bible's Importance
Old Fashioned Prayer and Revival in Akron
Meetings
The Christian Endeavor Movement Impact
Descriptions of Christian Endeavor
The Oxford Group Bill W. Source
The Rowland Hazard Starting Point
Bill Wilson's Conversion
The
Real Message as to the New Man in Christ Not Yet Fashioned, and Not from Bill
Melding
the Two Different Sources Was the Appointed Task of Bill W.
Chap. 3: The
Akron Crucible Where It All Began
The Real Program of Early A.A.
An
Overview of What They Did in Akron
The Frank Amos Reports in 1938
The Big Book Publication in 1939
The Akron A.A. Recovery Pamphlets
The
Special Role of Three Women Pioneers—Anne Smith, Henrietta Seiberling, Eleanor
Forde
Chap. 4: The
Real Spiritual Roots of Early A.A.'s Program of Recovery
The Six Major Biblical Roots
The
Bible
Quiet
Time
Anne
Smith's Journal
The
Teachings of Rev. Shoemaker
The
Life-changing Program of the Oxford Group
The
Christian Literature the Pioneers Studied
Other "Spiritual" Roots
Carl Jung
William James
The “New Thought” crowd
The "Farther Out" crowd
Bill Wilson's Tight Rope
Confusions Among the Conclusions
Chap. 5: Who
Let the "goofy gods" into A.A.
Who Is God as Early AAs Spoke of Him
Bill's
Injected Substitutionary Words—Never Intended to Invent "Other" gods
Not Intended as False gods
“God as We Understood Him”
“A Power Greater Than Ourselves”
“Higher Power”
Enter the "goofy gods" through the
Back Door
A.A. People May Be Sick But They Are Not Stupid
Is There Any Prospect That the Nonsense Will Go?
Chap. 6: The
Bible and Alcoholics Anonymous
The Overview
Yahweh, the Creator
Three Segments Dr. Bob Considered Essential
Additional Parts
A Different Scene Today
A Study of the Sermon on the Mount in A.A.
A Study of the Book of James in A.A.
A Study of 1 Corinthians 13 in A.A.
Chap. 7: The
Creator and the Cure of Alcoholism: Miracle or Myth?
What Is the "Alcoholism" of Which the
Pioneers Were Cured?
The Countless Claims of Cure by Early AAs
There Is Nothing New When It Comes to God's
Miracles and Cures
The A.A. Detour
Back
on the Path to Yahweh and Accomplishing the "Impossible"
Cure! A Miracle or a Myth. You Decide
Appendix
1: The Creator's Personal Name Is
Yahweh
Appendix 2: Rev. Sam Shoemaker, an A.A. "Co-founder" and Spiritual Source
Appendix 3: Miracles Not to Be Forgotten—Miracles through the Ages Documented
Appendix 4: For A.A. Pioneers, Alcoholism Was Curable and Cured
Appendix 2: Rev. Sam Shoemaker, an A.A. "Co-founder" and Spiritual Source
Appendix 3: Miracles Not to Be Forgotten—Miracles through the Ages Documented
Appendix 4: For A.A. Pioneers, Alcoholism Was Curable and Cured
Bibliography
The Good
Book in Alcoholics Anonymous Yesterday and Today
(A Bible
Study Primer for AAs and Other 12-Steppers)
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The
Way Out (The real heart of early A.A. and its quest for deliverance by Almighty
God)
2. What
Early AAs Said about Reading the Bible (The real Good Book endorsements by AAs)
3. The
Bible and Recovery (What the Bible was in A.A., what has been lost, where to
find God)
4. Begin
Your Bible Study by Learning about God (God’s existence, kids, name, and
qualities)
5. Learning
about God’s Word (God's Word--the Bible, His Will, guidance, victory)
6. Learning
about God’s Son, Jesus Christ (The vital importance of keeping Jesus in the
picture)
7. Sin,
Love, Choice, Obedience (God’s ways, sin, the need to obey, questions for
critics)
8. Release
from Your Prisons (God’s Will; the many releases available; free indeed!)
9. More
to Learn (Prayer, renewed mind, Holy Spirit, resisting the Devil, believing,
understanding the Bible as an Eastern Book, figures of speech, manuscripts,
word studies)
10. It’s
Not so tough (Believers and students have every right and need to stand tall on
the Bible)
11. What’s
on the Platter Today (What God says; the
Bible in A.A.; know the Bible, be bold about God, His Son, and His Word; grow;
learn your resources; pass it on; trust God!)
Appendix 1:
The Creator’s Name is Yahweh!
Appendix 2:
The Materials Dr. Bob considered "Absolutely Essential"
Appendix 3:
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (statistics and more)
Bibliography
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