The James Club and the Original A.A. Program's Absolute Essentials by Dick B.

by Dick B.

A.A. Co-founder Dr. Bob stated frequently that the Book of James, Jesus' sermon on the mount, and 1 Corinthians 13 were absolutely essential in the early A.A. program. So popular was the Book of James that early AAs wanted to call their society The James Club. This book studies, line by line, and verse by verse the relevance of these three Bible segments to A.A. principles, practices, and basic ideas. Many fellowships, in and outside of A.A., are using this book as a study resource and, in fact, are naming their groups The James Club. You will know the essence of early A.A. basic ideas from the Bible when you know the contents of this book. This historical guide and study book provides for facilitators, counselors, speakers, sponsors, and group leaders an entirely new way of bringing people to recovery and cure through a line by line study of each of the Bible verses, a line by line comparison of those verses with the relevant Big Book and Twelve Step ideas which they spawned, and a proven way of applying the exact principles and practices of the early A.A. Christian Fellowship in Akron, Ohio.

Paperback

First published December 26, 2005

Reviews

[Stu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful look at the beginnings of AA - from a Christian/faith perspective.

[Stephanie Maldonado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

I love to research and study history and this book fulfilled. I am a Christian and AA member. This book has helped me on how to reap all God has for me. Good references.