Beyond Belief Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life finally, a daily reflection book for nonbelievers
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Title: Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life: finally, a daily reflection book for nonbelievers, freethinkers and everyone
Author: C., Joe
Category: Alcoholism, Alcoholism Recovery, Spiritual Self-Help
Language: English | 792 Pages | ISBN: 0988115700
This is the 10th anniversary 3rd Printing (2023) of Beyond Belief , an updated Preface, links, census data, pronouns, and the same 365 musings that are well received by a niche market that includes 30,000 reading rooms, bedside tables, smart vices, zoom rooms and meeting library tables.
The recovery community buys half a million daily devotionals yearly. There are specialty books for women, codependents, young people and beginners. Beyond Belief is the first that is written to include skeptics, humanists, atheists and agnostics.
Every daily reflection in Beyond Belief starts with a quote from a philosopher, writer, psychologist, addiction/recovery professional, comedian, historical figure or member of the Twelve Step community-past or present. Beyond Belief treats doubt or atheism as neither a handicap nor a higher plane. The Twelve & Twelve community is about unity, not uniformity. Beyond Belief is an interactive 21st century recovery too100 end notes, 365 daily meditations and 120 index topics and over 1,000 hyperlinks.
What others have said:
Melissa D., Clinical Psychologist, California: WOW-what an undertaking to make this book a reality. I have never seen a daily devotional book written for agnostics. I found the readings to be extremely thought provoking. I wonder sometimes since there is such talk about God at meetings, what kind of turn-off that must be for agnostics.
Dr. Joe Nowinski PhD, The Twelve Step Facilitation Handbook, If You Work It-It works! The Science behind 12 Step Recovery . What a liberating book! I am an advocate for AA, including special composition groups such as secular AA. Books like Beyond Belief come to play an increasingly vital role in supporting individuals, who com a variety of belief systems. I cannot think of a better way to start a sober than reading from Beyond Belief: Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life
Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D., author of The Spirituality of Imperfection and Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous: The book is aimed at a general 12-Step readership, but it is mindful that there heretofore exist no such aids for unbelievers, freethinkers, and the unconventionally spiritual. Given that the latest Pew survey found that twenty percent of the American people list their religious affiliation as “None,” it is certainly time that the Recovery world took into consideration this population’s needs. Beyond Belief addresses that need in a confident, non-aggressive way. I doubt that any believer will find anything objectionable in its pages. This believer, for one, finds much that is spiritually helpful.
Dr. Amy, MSW, Ph.D., author of From Surviving to Thriving: Transforming Your Caregiving Journey : Beyond Belief offers a spiritual welcome mat to agnostics and free thinkers in recovery. Joe C. provides readers with a thoughtful and enlightened year-long road map to self-improvement that reaches beyond the bounds of traditional Twelve Step thought-Bravo!”
John McAndrew, MA, MDiv, California. Thank you Joe, for this wonderful place to begin each day. No arguments about God, no belief systems to defend or attack- just a wealth of rich, thoughtful reflections.
William Scaberg, Writing the Big Book: The Creation of A.A . The Big Book says that ‘the point is that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines–that’s what this book so richly offers: daily encouragement to engage in a more productive life.’
Nancy B., retired R.N. Montreal, Canada: I have been pink clouding it on the "Road of Happy Destiny" since January of 1976. I have always been an avid reader. When I came in contact with 12 Step programs, I was compelled to read a large chunk of the literature from many of the different ones-A.A., O.A. C.A., M.A., and Al-Anon. I have also read many books from Hazelden.Joey’s book is full of spiritual thoughts, with no hidden agenda. He pulls strengths from all over the world.
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