Spiritual AND Religious: Mystics Anonymous Anyone?

Father Bill continues a deep dive exploring the place of religion within 12-Step recovery. Worldwide, and within 12-Step Fellowships, membership in religious bodies continues a steady decline, while the hunger for spiritual connection seems to grow steadily. This episode continues to ask what religions may have to contribute to our spiritual growth and why it’s often so difficult to join the worlds of recovery and religion. Fr. Bill asks if most addicts may just be misplaced mystics! The McGinn book referenced is The Essential Writings of  Christian Mysticism by Bernard McGinn: Here’s also a good YouTube lecture by McGinn An excellent discussion by three mystics from different faith traditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G3Oau9Q4uQ Books by John Dominic Crossan Books by Marcus Borg Books by Elaine Pagels Phyllis Tickle: Short video on her book The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why Carl Jung: Short video by Edward Edinger with his views on the importance of a spiritual life.

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I’m an Episcopal (Anglican) priest in recovery from alcoholism since 1972. I've spent my career in addiction treatment focused on 12-Step spirituality and exploring the pioneer history of AA. In discovering the lost 11th Step practice of Two Way Prayer, my program underwent a life-changing transformation. As Bill Wilson said, “ something was lost from AA when we stopped emphasizing the morning meditation." My mission now is helping people in 12-Step Fellowships explore a deeper understanding of spiritual practice and how it connects us to the "Great Reality" within. -Fr. Bill W.