A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery

by Beth Daniell

Drawing on interviews and an array of scholarly work, Beth Daniell maps out the relations of literacy and spirituality in A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery. Daniell tells the story of a group of women in "Mountain City" who use reading and writing in their search for spiritual growth. Diverse in socioeconomic status, the Mountain City women are, or have been, married to alcoholics. In Al-Anon,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809324873
• ISBN13: 9780809324873
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.3"