The recovery community as a location for secular spirituality

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 939-940

  Kurtz, Linda Farris ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AA Big Book; Alcoholics Anonymous; community; recovery; secular spirituality; selfishness self centeredness

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; RELIGION; RESEARCH;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 85010874907     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13716     Document Type: Note

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