John Z. and Tom B. and edited by David Zahl
From the magazine, “The chief concern of Twelve Step recovery is redemption, pure and simple. The sober alcoholic who has found joyful release from alcohol epitomizes the “wretch saved by grace,” and therefore, the hope of the church. If “redeeming love is [indeed their] theme” (W. Cowper), Christians might begin to give the flourishing world of recovery more attention. It is almost as if God cut out a substantial portion of His heart in the late 1930s and hid it in church basements and community centers across the country and the world. . . .Not only can the church learn a great deal from AA about the nature of addiction, but also about the reality of how God works in the lives of troubled people.”
