{"product_id":"courage-to-change-bill-pittman-9781568382456","title":"Courage to Change: The Christian Roots of the Twelve-Step Movement","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe writings of the Reverend Sam Shoemaker, Episcopal minister, are examined in this volume in the light of their contribution to the principles of Twelve Step recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCourage to Change deals with the influence of Sam Shoemaker on the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous, the writing of the Twelve Steps, and the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Bill Wilson proclaimed at the 1955 International AA Convention, \"The early AA got its ideas of self-examination, acknowledgment of character defects, restitution for harm done, and working with others straight from the Oxford Group and directly from Sam Shoemaker.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Pittman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568382456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568382456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazelden Publishing \u0026amp; Educational Services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.56w x 0.54d","brand":"Bill Pittman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048215474431,"sku":"9781568382456","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e7d807f-8ee8-4a1e-96bf-09fe8ff8832a.jpg?v=1684994535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/courage-to-change-bill-pittman-9781568382456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}