A communion of friendship : literacy, spiritual practice, and women in recovery / Beth Daniell.

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Daniell, Beth, 1947-

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text

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9780809388882
080938888X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Communion of friendship.DDC classification:

808/.042/082 21

LOC classification:

PE1405.U6 D36 2003

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Contents:

Cover; Other Books in the Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments: The Social Nature of (My Own) Literacy; Introduction: Women's Stories Have Not Been Told; 1. A Dais for My Words; 2. Composing (as) Power; 3. Reading as a Matter of Life; 4. Power as Positive and Available; 5. Literacy Lessons; Appendix A: The Twelve Steps of Al-Anon; Appendix B: An Essay on Research and Telling the Truth; References; Index; Author Biography; Studies in Writing & Rhetoric.

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Summary: 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, they use literacy to practice the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in order to find spiritual solutions to their problems. In addition, Daniell demonstr

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index.

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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, they use literacy to practice the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in order to find spiritual solutions to their problems. In addition, Daniell demonstr

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