Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor - Softcover

Goldstein, Dawn Eden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162698526X ISBN 13: 9781626985261

Publisher: Orbis Books (USA), 2021

Synopsis

Father Ed is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson's life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. Bill Wilson's legacy is one of the greatest of any person of modern times. Time magazine placed him at No. 20 on its list of the most important people of the 20th century. But whenever Wilson himself had the opportunity to name the greatest human being he had ever met, he had but one answer: Father Edward Dowling. Jesuit Father Ed Dowling (1898-1960) rescued Bill Wilson from debilitating depression and gave him the spiritual guidance he needed to bring AA to international prominence. Although not an alcoholic himself, he came to devote his ministry to helping people in recovery-not only alcoholics but also people in troubled marriages (as a co-founder of the Cana Conference) and those suffering from nervous disorders (as an early champion of Recovery, Inc., now known as Recovery International). He was also a champion of civil rights and other social-justice issues, and his pastoral interests presaged the priorities of the Church under Pope Francis.

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About the Author

Dawn Eden Goldstein is the award-winning author of several books, including My Peace I Give You, The Thrill of the Chaste, and Remembering God's Mercy, which received First Place in the Inspirational category of the Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Awards. She began her working life as a rock-and-roll historian and went on to editorial positions at the New York Post and the Daily News before publishing her first book in 2006. In 2016, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and in 2023, she received a licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America.. She has taught at universities and seminaries in the United States, England, and India. She currently lives in Washington, DC.

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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious

RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

SELF-HELP / Twelve-Step Programs

Christopher Award Winner

FATHER ED

The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor

Dawn Eden Goldstein

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ISBN 978-1-62698-486-8

Author photo: Jay Mallin

Cover photo: Father Ed Dowling, SJ, ca. 1957, in the chapel at The Queen's Work, St. Louis, MO. Courtesy of the General Service Office Archives.

Cover design by Regina Gelfer

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Edition details

• Publisher: Orbis Books (USA)
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162698526X
• ISBN 13: 9781626985261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 406