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A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery (Studies in Writing & Rhetoric (Paperback))
Beth Daniell
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Paperback. Mapping out the relations of literacy and spirituality, Daniell tells the story of a diverse group of women who use reading and writing in order to find spiritual solutions to their problems. The text explores the implications for pedagogy and for empirical research in composition studies. Series: Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFFH; JFSJ1; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Drawing on interviews and an array of scholarly work, Beth Daniell maps out the relations of literacy and spirituality in A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery. Daniell tells the story of a group of women in ""Mountain City"" who use reading and writing in their search for spiritual growth. Diverse in socioeconomic status, the Mountain City women are, or have been, married to alcoholics. In Al-Anon, they use literacy to practice the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in order to find spiritual solutions to their problems. In addition, Daniell demonstrates that in the lives of ... Read more
Drawing on interviews and an array of scholarly work, Beth Daniell maps out the relations of literacy and spirituality in A Communion of Friendship: Literacy, Spiritual Practice, and Women in Recovery. Daniell tells the story of a group of women in ""Mountain City"" who use reading and writing in their search for spiritual growth. Diverse in socioeconomic status, the Mountain City women are, or have been, married to alcoholics. In Al-Anon, they use literacy to practice the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in order to find spiritual solutions to their problems. In addition, Daniell demonstrates that in the lives of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Writing and Rhetoric
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809324873
SKU
V9780809324873
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About Beth Daniell
Beth Daniell is an associate professor of English at Clemson University, where she has served as the director for both composition studies and undergraduate studies.
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