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

Father Ed is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ (1898-1960), whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson’s life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. Trained as a journalist, Dowling was always drawn to those who were suffering–a sympathy enhanced by his own crippling infirmities–which led him to embrace the A.A. approach to healing in community. Father Ed is a portrait of the kind of priest Pope Francis has extolled as a “shepherd with the smell of the sheep.”

Author: Dawn Eden Goldstein
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 03/20/2024
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.00w x 0.83d
ISBN: 9781626985261
Language: English