A Skeptic's Guide to the 12 Steps by Phillip Z.
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Book Reviews of A Skeptic's Guide to the 12 Steps
Book Review: Identifying your higher power without religion
Summary: 5 Stars
people with addictions (Alcohol, food, etc) come into treatment with just one wish: to stop indulging in their compulsion. Generally they do not see that the addictive behavior is just a symptom of a more complex problem. Adding to the difficulty of finding a solution is the 12 step program's often misunderstood concept of God as a Higher Power that can grant abstinence. This book presents the 12 step program in a way that explains the spiritual and psychological components of the disease of addiction and opens the reader's mind to be receptive of the 12 steps as a plan of treatment. After years in the program, always having trouble with the thought of a God above that either grants or denies our prayers, this book gives me the a way to have a higher power in my life that I can accept. I can't say enough about the book. It has brought all the things I have read over the years together and tied it in a nice neat package that reflects what I have come to believe but couldn't articulate. I think everyone should read this book - whether you're involved in a 12 step program or not.Book Review: I finally have a way of accepting th higher power issue
Summary: 5 Stars
Phillip does an amazing job of addressing the universal theme of addiction through and unconventional addiction (overeating). I absolutely treasure and concur with his assessments of the ways to work the twelve steps accepting the higher power within you. I had really been struggling with this reconciliation. Phillip says it very powerfully. I particularly liked his take in step 10 (one of my most used). Great book I would recommend it to anyone in recovery struggling with the issue of their belief in god or lack thereof.
ML
Book Review: Essential 12 Step Book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is the one essential book I recommend to anyone starting a twelve step program. It helps anyone with doubts walk through the steps in an intelligent yet very personal way. By telling his story, the author illustrates the frustrations many of us have when confronted with the steps and then shows us, through research and much difficult soul-searching, how he was able to understand and apply the steps to his life.Book Review: A Viable Alternative for Agnostics
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I've been struggling with the AA 12 step program and the way it treats Agnositicism. Here at last is a book that offers even-handed help for Agnostics, Atheists, and Religious sufferers, all in the context of Spirituality. Well worth the read for those who believe that the spiritual experience can occur without religion.Book Review: Great resource for the journey of recovery!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well written and thoughtful, this book serves as a guide for those who struggle with the spirituality behind 12 step programs. Useful for all addictions. Written in chapters that reflect the 12 steps through the eyes of an agnostic who found healing and freedom through OA.
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