Stoic Philosophy and AA: The Enduring Wisdom of the Serenity Prayer

Authors

Morgan Rempel, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

1-2-2015

Department

Philosophy and Religion

School

Humanities

Abstract

Morgan Rempel's essay provides a valuable "moral inventory" of Twelve Step spirituality by comparing its principle insights, expressed in the Serenity Prayer, to those offered us by the ancient proponents and practitioners of Stoicism. Rempel argues that both the Twelve Steps and Stoicism summon us to face very difficult, painful truths about what we can and cannot control. But doing so can creatively transform our most fundamental attitudes and hence our way of responding to life as a whole.

Publication Title

Sobering Wisdom: Philosophical Explorations of Twelve Step Spirituality

First Page

205

Last Page

217

Recommended Citation

Rempel, M. (2015). Stoic Philosophy and AA: The Enduring Wisdom of the Serenity Prayer. Sobering Wisdom: Philosophical Explorations of Twelve Step Spirituality, 205-217.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19755