RT Article
T1 Saints With Glasses: Mexican Catholics in Alcoholics Anonymous
JF Journal of contemporary religion
VO 20
IS 2
SP 217
OP 229
A1 Cahn, Peter S. 1975-
LA English
YR 2005
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1691200808
AB Observers of religion in the contemporary United States have interpreted participation in quasi-religious organizations as evidence of dissatisfaction with traditional religious institutions. In Latin America, the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous are associated with Protestant spirituality and membership in the group has been seen as rejection of the Roman Catholic Church. However, instead of abandoning their religious affiliations, Catholic men in one Mexican Alcoholics Anonymous chapter put their new beliefs and practices into the service of the old. They revised both their conception of God and their manner of participating in fiestas to become better functioning Catholics.
DO 10.1080/13537900500067794