Does Alcoholics Anonymous Help Grow the Spiritual but not Religious Movement?
Both the 12 Step movement of Alcoholics Anonymous and the spiritual-but-not-religious (SBNR) movement insist there is an important difference between spirituality and religion. Briefly, it is claimed that spirituality is personal and heart-felt, while religion consists of human-created doctrines, in...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Equinox
[2019]
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Implicit religion
Année: 2019, Volume: 22, Numéro: 2, Pages: 184-193 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Alcooliques anonymes
/ Spiritualité
/ Religiosité
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions AG Vie religieuse |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
12 Step
B Transcendence B Community B Spiritual-but-not-religious: Addiction recovery: Theology |
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| Résumé: | Both the 12 Step movement of Alcoholics Anonymous and the spiritual-but-not-religious (SBNR) movement insist there is an important difference between spirituality and religion. Briefly, it is claimed that spirituality is personal and heart-felt, while religion consists of human-created doctrines, institutions, and outward rituals. However, the two routes to that definition differ in significant ways. For AA the dichotomy has been functional to allow a diverse membership and reduce an undercurrent of societal judgmentalism. For SBNRs, the claim has been boundary-marking, facilitating the movement away from organized religion. Nevertheless, as AA has progressed, it has become more of a portal away from religion and toward the SBNR ethos. This essay shows some of the more significant theological themes that have facilitated this movement. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.40699 |