Seven volumes of the Journal of Ministry in Addiction and Recovery (1993-2002) are available online. On 6/4/09, Andrea Kovalesky <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This has been a topic of interest to me, so I have a small collection > > The website of the North Conway Institute, now housed at the archives of the > Episcopal church in Austin Texas is very helpful; > http://www.episcopalarchives.org/nci_accession.html > I've been meaning to do some archival work there for years and still > haven't > gotten there! > > The Journal of Ministry in Addiction and Recovery by the Haworth Pastoral > Press, even though very sporadic and may not even exist anymore, might hold > some historical articles of interest. > > Some books: > > No laughing matter by Father Joseph C. Martin, 1982 > Ministering to Alcoholics by John E. Keller, 1966 - Augsburg Publishing > Stairways to Heaven: drugs in American Religious History by Robert C. > Fuller > (includes wine), as does his book Religion and Wine > Alcohol & substance Abuse - a handbook for clergy and congregations, 1985 by > Stephen P. Apthorp > Alcohol and the church: developing an effective ministry by Margaret A. > Fuad, 1992 > Drinking with Calvin and Luther: a history of alcohol in the church, by jim > west,2003 > > There's also more recent denominational books on alcohol, such as for > Judaism, Islam, LDS, etc., that give some glimpses into their histories in > the 60s and 70s and 80s. > > Hope this helps! > > Andrea Kovalesky, PhD, RN > Associate Professor, Nursing and CUSP Programs, > University of Washington Bothell > 425-352-5367 > [log in to unmask] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alcohol and Drugs History Society [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of [log in to unmask] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:15 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: North Conway Institute > > I'm working on tracking down church involvement in alcohol issues in > the United States, approx. 1960s-1980s. Does anyone know of writings > about the North Conway Institute? (I already have the book The > Staggering Steeple: The Story of Alcoholism and the Churches by Paul > C. Conley and Andrew A. Sorensen.) > > Many thanks, > Pam Pennock > University of MI-Dearborn > -- David M. Fahey Professor Emeritus of History Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA