Foundational A.A. Recovery Principles

Discover the Foundational Recovery Principles practiced by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous.

• AA is a Religion
  
  Those who claim A.A. is not a religion are probably those who do not want A.A. to be a religion.
• Bill W.’s Helpful Quotes
  
  Some statments of faith Bill W. made.
• Christians in A.A.
  
  The A.A. fellowship contains a Christian or two.
• Higher Power
  
  Some of us spend a lot of time asking the question “What is a Higher Power?”
• Plugging the A.A. History Hole
  
  Spotting A.A.’s History Hole Problem
• Required Decisions for Christ in Early A.A.
  
  A.A.’s Required Decisions for Christ in the Early Akron Program
• The Recovery Program of Alcoholics Anonymous
  
  The Success of Early A.A. as Reported in Alcoholics Anonymous
• The Religious Training of Bill Wilson
  
  Some very significant periods of Bill's life as they relate to alcoholism and the fellowship to cure alcoholism that Bill W. and Dr. Bob founded together in Akron, Ohio.
• The Rev. Sam Shoemaker
  
  This particular article is focused on Bill’s consistent recognition and acknowledgement of Sam Shoemaker’s special role in the Big Book and Twelve Step ideas and writing.
• The Simplicity of Early A.A.
  
  What Early A.A. Was Really Like