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Father Bill continues a series of interviews with Stephen R. Haynes, professor of religious studies at Rhodes College and adjunct professor of recovery at Fuller Theological Seminary. Stephen’s new book Why Can’t the Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? explores the similarities and differences between communities of faith and communities of recovery. Stephen has traveled both worlds and shares insights and experiences gained along the way. This episode explores the Oxford Group, its founder Frank Buchman, and the religious background from which they came as well as exploring the balancing of religion and recovery.
Show Notes:
Why Can’t Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? by Stephen R. Haynes.
Biography of Frank Buchman See: Garth Lean; On the Tail of a Comet
Sample of Thomas Power’s speaking at an AA conference
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Father Bill continues a series of interviews with Stephen R. Haynes, professor of religious studies at Rhodes College and adjunct professor of recovery at Fuller Theological Seminary. Stephen’s new book Why Can’t the Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? explores the similarities and differences between communities of faith and communities of recovery. Stephen has traveled both worlds and shares insights and experiences gained along the way. This episode explores the Oxford Group, its founder Frank Buchman, and the religious background from which they came as well as exploring the balancing of religion and recovery.
Show Notes:
Why Can’t Church Be More Like an AA Meeting? by Stephen R. Haynes.
Biography of Frank Buchman See: Garth Lean; On the Tail of a Comet
Sample of Thomas Power’s speaking at an AA conference
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