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Courage to Change 1994 Dick B and Bill Pitman
The Courage to Change -
Courage to Change deals with the influence of Sam
Shoemaker on the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous,
the writing of the Twelve Steps, and the book Alcoholics
Anonymous. Bill Wilson proclaimed at the 1955
International AA Convention, "The early AA got its ideas
of self-examination, acknowledgment of character defects,
restitution for harm done, and working with others straight
from the Oxford Group and directly from Sam
Shoemaker."
The writings of the Reverend Sam Shoemaker,
Episcopal minister, are examined in this volume in the light
of their contribution to the principles of Twelve Step
recoveries.
Author Bio:
Bill Pittman is Director of Historical Information for Hazelden
Information and Educational Services. He manages the archival
holdings and displays, the on-line museum, and the publishing of
historical books. The scope of the archive holdings and
publications focuses on America’s response to alcohol and drug
addiction since the late 1700s.
Bill holds advanced degrees in applied sociology and archival
methods. Having worked in this field for over twenty years, he
has also authored 15 books on the history of AA and 12-step
recovery. He worked at the headquarters of Alcoholics Anonymous
for five years. Bill’s primary interest is the founding period
of AA and the writing of their text in 1939 |
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