AA History
A.A. is so decentralized that in a very real sense, there really is no such single entity as Alcoholics Anonymous
Color and Character of AA
Science of Sponsorship
Multiple pathways and styles of addiction recovery are evident in the worldwide growth of secular, spiritual, and religious recovery mutual aid organizations as well as in the growing recognition of people achieving recovery outside of the frameworks of professional treatment and peer recovery support communities.
The principle of equifinality, which states that the same developmental endpoint can be achieved by many different means, applies well to addiction recovery.
Ernest Kurtz, the Harvard-trained historian best known for his landmark works on the history of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), spirituality, shame, and the growing varieties of addiction recovery experience, died on January 19, 2015.
Science of Sponsorship
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
One of the distinctive voices within the modern history of addiction recovery is that of Harvard-trained historian Ernie Kurtz.