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The Spiritual Dynamic in Alcoholics Anonymous and the Factors Precipitating A.A.'s Separation From the Oxford Group

Feldheim, Andrew
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1373280161

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2013, Master of Arts, Miami University, Comparative Religion.
Alcoholics Anonymous has grown since the mid-1930's from a loose cohesion of individuals seeking recovery to iconic status as a paradigmatic self-help organization. Few people among the many familiar with A.A. are aware of its genesis from a popular Christian evangelical organization called the Oxford Group. This paper charts the course of A.A. from its Oxford Group roots, both in terms of historical development and the evolution of the spiritual dynamic that served as the functional nexus for both organizations. This paper also addresses key differences in the agendas of both groups that eventually necessitated their separation, as well as the questionable assumption that Alcoholics Anonymous is the more "secular" of the two.
Elizabeth Wilson, PhD (Advisor)
48 p.
Alternative Medicine; American History; Religion; Religious History; Spirituality
Alcoholics Anonymous; alcoholism; evangelical; Oxford Group; spiritual dynamic

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  • Feldheim, A. (2013). The Spiritual Dynamic in Alcoholics Anonymous and the Factors Precipitating A.A.'s Separation From the Oxford Group [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1373280161

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Feldheim, Andrew. The Spiritual Dynamic in Alcoholics Anonymous and the Factors Precipitating A.A.'s Separation From the Oxford Group. 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1373280161.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Feldheim, Andrew. "The Spiritual Dynamic in Alcoholics Anonymous and the Factors Precipitating A.A.'s Separation From the Oxford Group." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1373280161

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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