Why can't church be more like an AA meeting? : and other questions Christians ask about recovery / Stephen R. Haynes

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2021Description: 230 pISBN:
  • 9780802878854
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Contents:
Why can't Sunday be more like Saturday? (It's not what you think) -- What can the church learn from AA? (Quite a bit) -- Do Christians need recovery? (Not until they do) -- Are AA and the church allies or competitors? (Maybe both) -- What is recovery anyway? (It's complicated) -- Is recovery anti-Christian? (Nope) -- Is recovery biblical? (Sort of) -- Can Christians embrace recovery? (Apparently) -- How are Christians reclaiming what the church gave AA? (Let us count the ways) -- What does the church bring to recovery? (In a word, theology) -- Does twelve-step recovery work? (Define work) -- What about sex addiction? (Is that even a thing?) -- Epilogue: When is recovery finished? (When you are).
Summary: "An appeal to American Christians to consider the ways Twelve-Step recovery can be a model for churches seeking to become communities of authenticity and healing"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why can't Sunday be more like Saturday? (It's not what you think) -- What can the church learn from AA? (Quite a bit) -- Do Christians need recovery? (Not until they do) -- Are AA and the church allies or competitors? (Maybe both) -- What is recovery anyway? (It's complicated) -- Is recovery anti-Christian? (Nope) -- Is recovery biblical? (Sort of) -- Can Christians embrace recovery? (Apparently) -- How are Christians reclaiming what the church gave AA? (Let us count the ways) -- What does the church bring to recovery? (In a word, theology) -- Does twelve-step recovery work? (Define work) -- What about sex addiction? (Is that even a thing?) -- Epilogue: When is recovery finished? (When you are).

"An appeal to American Christians to consider the ways Twelve-Step recovery can be a model for churches seeking to become communities of authenticity and healing"-- Provided by publisher.

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