Cravings for Deliverance: How William James, the Father of American Psychology, Inspired Alcoholics Anonymous

by Paul Schulte

William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience, first published in 1902, is considered one of the seminal books of the twentieth century and had an important influence on the thinking of Carl Jung and the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. Indeed, The Varieties of Religious Experience is the only text quoted in Alcoholics Anonymous (the "Big Book"). Yet the strong influence of James and his work on the formation of Alcoholics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590564561
• ISBN13: 9781590564561
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Lantern Books
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"