Design For Living: Daily Meditations on the 12 Steps of A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics

By Alex M.

How does an alcoholic work the 12 Steps of A.A. if they do not believe in God? The 12 Steps are the foundation of A.A.'s program of recovery, and five of those steps are based on God. Since A.A. describes itself as a spiritual Fellowship, many new to A.A. are confused why a Christian God lies at the center of the 12 Steps, and may mistakenly assume that believing in God is required to participate in A.A. and recover from alcoholism. As a life-long atheist, in Design For Living the author shares how anyone, regardless of their beliefs, can achieve sobriety through the 12 Steps of A.A. His approach compliments his companion book Daily Reprieve-A.A. for Atheists & Agnostics, in which he discusses how atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists and non-Christians can use the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous as an effective recovery guide. Design For Living is divided into three parts. The Preface provides some background on the author and his experience, along with information about the content of the book. The Daily Meditation section consists of the author's experience working through each of the 12 Steps. The last section contains a sample copy of an eight-week Step Study Guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1979854807
• ISBN13: 9781979854801
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Amazing daily meditations!

I purchased this book to share with a patient struggling with having a Higher Power; reading selections with the group has been enjoyable for all of us because the daily readings are the story of the author’s struggles.