The Absolutes
February 23, 2009 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
MC spoke about them today and I’d like to join the queue;
One of the many places online with info is the Silkworth site where Dick B. has had his writing reproduced. This is the beginning of that…
What Are These “Four Absolutes?”
You have to be around A.A. for quite a while before you hear much about the “Four Absolutes.” Exceptions to that statement are those who read our Conference Approved history DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers, or Dr. Bob’s last major speech, or are in the chain of sponsees beginning with Clarence S., or come from the Akron area, or who have dipped their feet into A.A.’s Oxford Group origins, the role of Rev. Sam Shoemaker, and the notes made and shared by Dr. Bob’s wife, Anne S.
We’ll provide a brief statement and documentation of the facts about the Absolutes. And these are long overdue because there have been many misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and confusing questions. Just take this example: Even those who ought to have known better sometimes say that the Four Absolutes constitute a distillation by Dr. Robert E. Speer of Jesus’s teachings in the sermon on the mount.
But that is not so!
Find out where the expression actually came from, how they were used and much more in Dick B.’s writing here. Great stuff!
Then go back in time and find out what the Oxford Group called its conversion process.
