Shame and Guilt by Ernest Kurtz - SIGNED - First Printing 1981

Shame and Guilt by Ernest Kurtz. This is a First Printing from June 1981. This book includes a book plate that has been signed by the author Ernie Kurtz. From the back cover: Shame and guilt - for each chemically dependent person, distinguishing and confronting these often-confused emotions is necessary not only to attain sobriety, but more importantly, to maintain ongoing recovery. In this book, Ernest Kurtz, author of Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous, sheds light on the differences between shame and guilt and explains how chemical dependency professionals can better recognize these emotions in their patients. In great depth, Kurtz discusses how and why Alcoholics Anonymous works as a therapy for shame and guilt, and relates how professionals can use the Twelve Step principles and philosophy of A.A. to help patients deal with these emotions. "Because guilt and shame differ, the therapies that touch and treat them must also differ." — from Shame and Guilt: Characteristics of the Dependency Cycle — Ernie Kurtz received his Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization from Harvard University in 1978. His doctoral dissertation was published as the book Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous. Since then, he has published The Spirituality of Imperfection, and the booklet Shame and Guilt: Characteristics of the Dependency Cycle. He has also published a number of articles, both scholarly and popular, on topics related to his interests and has lectured nationally and internationally on subjects related to the academic study of spirituality. Some of his articles have been published in the 1999 book, The Collected Ernie Kurtz. Dr. Kurtz taught American History and the History of Religion in America at the University of Georgia and Loyola University of Chicago. From 1978 to 1997, he served on the faculty of the Rutgers University Summer School of Alcohol Studies and from 1987 to 1997 as a lecturer at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. After a brief stint as Director of Research and Education at Guest House, then an alcoholism treatment facility for Catholic clergy, Ernie retired to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and began taking classes in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He continued to travel widely offering presentations until late 1997, when a botched medical procedure led to spinal surgery that only partially restored his ability to stand and walk. Noting that "it is ironic that I now walk like a drunk," Ernie devoted his remaining time to the intricacies and possibilities of electronic research in this field. Ernie passed away January 2015. — This book is in excellent condition. There is minor edge wear to the cover. No markings or writing in the book other. There are two stickers placed on the book, one on the spine and one on the back cover. Please view all of the photos for the conditions.