Let Go Absolutely - For Real???

About this episode

In this episode, Bill and Fr. James explore the concept of belief in God and its implications for addiction recovery through the lens of John Caputo's work.

This series address what some of us in recovery refer to as “the God problem.” Does God exist? Does God really care about us humans – and maybe more honestly and specifically, does God care about me and mine? People have been asking these questions for as long as we’ve been on this earth but for us “real” alcoholics and addicts whose lives depend on finding a spiritual solution to our addiction death sentence, it’s more than a matter of speculation. People have been asking these questions for as long as we’ve been on this earth but for us “real” alcoholics and addicts whose lives depend on finding a spiritual solution to our addiction death sentence, it’s more than a matter of speculation. In this episode Bill and Fr. James explore the next two chapters of John Caputo’s book What to Believe? The chapters focus on “the Event,” what’s really going on in the name of God. Caputo says, “this is what to believe, what we really can and do believe, regardless of whether we ‘believe in God.’” Show notes: John Caputo’s book What to Believe?

People in this episode

Host: Bill

Guest: Fr. James

Topics covered

• God problem
• spirituality
• addiction recovery
• belief
• John Caputo

Keywords

• God
• spiritual solution
• addiction
• belief
• John Caputo

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: What to Believe?

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