No dia 27 de Junho de 1908, há 100 anos, um jovem americano Frank Buchman experimentou um despertar espiritual que levou a um movimento hoje conhecido como Iniciativas de Mudança. Houve outras conseqüências extraordinárias – incluindo a contribuição direta na fundação do grupo Alcoólicos Anônimos. De Los Angeles, Jay Stinnett pesquisa esta relação.

Alcohólicos Anónimos y los otros muchos programas de 12 pasos, comparten las mismas raíces con Iniciativas de Cambio. Los dos fundadores de AA, ‘Bill W.’ y el ‘Doctor Bob’, encontraron la sobriedad a través de los grupo locales del Grupo Oxford en Nueva York y Akron Ohio, respectivamente. Después de su encuentro en Akron en 1935, los dos hombres desarrollaron un exitoso programa para ayudar a otros alcohólicos, basándose en los principios del Grupo Oxford.

Alcoholics Anonymous and the many other 12-steps programmes share common roots with Initiatives of Change. The two founders of AA, ‘Bill W.’ and ‘Doctor Bob’, both found sobriety through local chapters of the Oxford Group in New York and Akron Ohio, respectively. After their meeting in Akron in 1935 the two men developed a successful programme to help other alcoholics based on Oxford Group principles. In 1937 there was a parting of ways, with AA focussing on alcoholics and Frank Buchman and the Oxford Group looking to ‘remake the world’.

On 27 June, 1908, 100 years ago, a young American Frank Buchman experienced a spiritual awakening which led ultimately to the worldwide movement now known as Initiatives of Change. It also issued in other extraordinary consequences – including directly contributing to founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. From Los Angeles, Jay Stinnett researches the link:

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