Ebook {Epub PDF} Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps by Richard Rohr

Great title - from a previously unpublished poem which he quotes at the start of his book - Father Richard Rohr explains how AA's 12 steps is a programme that achieves the impossible. Through following these simple steps -if you're in despair, floundering around - healing liberation of spirit (breathing under water) will come/5(K). RICHARD ROHR ON THE GOSPEL AND THE TWELVE STEPS OF AA Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS. We suffer to get well. To survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction, Christians must learn to breathe under water and discover God s love and compassion. In this exploration of Twelve Step spirituality, Rohr identifies the Christian principles in the Twelve Steps, connecting The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous with the gospel/5(K).

In this original edition of Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps, Richard Rohr describes how the Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program is America's most significant and authentic contribution to the history of spirituality. In this exploration, Richard draws parallels between Christian principles and AA's Twelve Steps, connecting AA's Big Book with the Gospel. Richard Rohr, Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps Richard Rohr, Emotional Sobriety: Rewiring Our Programs for "Happiness" (DVD, CD, MP3 download) Richard Rohr, How Do We Breathe Under Water? The Gospel and Step Spirituality (DVD, CD, MP3 download) Image Credit: Image by jclk Posted in Breathing Under Water | Tagged Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W, Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps, Dr. Bob, Richard Rohr, spiritual formation, Twelve-step program | 2 Comments.

Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps by Richard Rohr 4, ratings, average rating, reviews Breathing Underwater Quotes Showing of 76 “Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Richard Rohr. Enneagram. Breathing Underwater. Falling Upward. Universal Christ. Contemplation. Naked Now. St. Francis of Assisi. Non-Dualism. Universalism. To survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction, Christians must learn to breathe under water and discover God s love and compassion. In this exploration of Twelve Step spirituality, Rohr identifies the Christian principles in the Twelve Steps, connecting The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous with the gospel.