[PDF] [PDF] Recovery Group Big Book Study Part 1

How to study the AA Big Book?

Use this Study Guide of the AA Big Book as if the author were “a sponsor in print” who, like “a safari guide” is taking you on a conducted tour of the basic text. Each individual section is a single adventure. One where ”your chosen guide” will point out various items considered to be of potential interest.

Is there a 4th edition of the AA Big Book?

Placing the contents of the AA Big Book into the context in which it was written is significant. It is a step toward understanding the intent of what was written, when it was written, and why. As of this writing, a Fourth Edition is in process of being published.

Who is this study guide intended for?

This Study Guide is intended for those alcoholic readers who have experienced difficulties reconciling an infinite concept of “God” (see pg 68) with the other attributes assigned by traditional religions. Religious alcoholics trust those other qualities within the finite limits of their own “self-knowledge”and understanding.

Is this study guide written as a sponsor?

This Study Guide was written with that consideration in mind. If the reader desires to use the author “as a sponsor” it is worthwhile to establish a clear understanding of what that relationship is. Specifically, in regard to interpreting the basic text for recovery that is found in the first 164 pages of the AA Big Book.