Sobering wisdom: philosophical explorations of twelve step spirituality

Introduction: A meeting place for philosophy and twelve step spirituality

Part One: Facing powerlessness, experiencing empowerment

Being powerless to change: The wisdom of the first step / J. Jeremy Wisnewski

Powerlessness and responsibility in twelve step narratives / Mary Jean Walker

Vulnerability, addiction, and recovery / Corbin Casarez

Addiction and tears / Jerome A. Miller

Part Two: A power greater than oneself?

An inclusive spirituality? Naturalism in the twelve step tradition / Gerald Cantu

Atheism and twelve step spirituality / Sean McAleer

Transcending the power struggle: Relating to the infinte / Joseph Arel

"Ordinary" spirituality: One Buddhist approach to imperfection / Wamae Muriuki

Part Three: Recovering selfhood

The sober addict: A God brought low by grace / Jason Danner

Paradoxes of authenticity in twelve step spirituality / Nicholas Plants

Is twelve step spirituality compatible with autonomy? Foucault, "Care of the self," and spiritual surrender / Russell Anderson

Part Four: "I can't, we can": The role of others in recovering selfhood

Being-Together-Toward recovery / Stuart Grant

Friendship, accountability, and mutual growth in virtue / John Houston

Get over yourself: Self-transformation in the Confucian and twelve step traditions / Mary K. Riley

Part Five: Transforming virtue: Taking a moral inventory of twelve step spirituality

The virtues of the twelve steps / Matthew Pianalto

Stoic philosophy and AA: The enduring wisdom of the serenity prayer / Morgan Rempel

Realizing gratitude / S.E. West.