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Episode 185: Talking About We Agnostics with Dale K.
Episode 185: Talking About We Agnostics with Dale K.
Episode 185: Talking About We Agnostics with Dale K.
Friday 4th September 2020
Join Angela and Dale K. as they discuss his secular rewrite of 'We Agnostics' and the importance of inclusive recovery.
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Get the buttons here!Reimagining 'We Agnostics': Dale K.'s Secular Take on the Big Book
What I really wanted to do, and the real purpose of the book, is to allow people to understand that you can interpret it for yourself and it's okay.
Can the Big Book's message be adapted to fit a secular worldview? In this episode of Beyond Belief Sobriety, Angela and the AA Beyond Belief team chat with Dale K. about his unique reinterpretation of the 'We Agnostics' chapter. Dale took on the ambitious task of rewriting the first 164 pages of Alcoholics Anonymous to create 'A Secular Sobriety'. He shares why he felt this was necessary and what he believes the original text aimed to communicate.
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