Bill Wilson's attitude about spirituality is as refreshing and revolutionary today as it was back in the 30's.

Bill Wilson's attitude about spirituality is as refreshing and revolutionary today as it was back in the 30's. He called AA spiritual kindergarten and thought of his book, "The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions," as outlining a process to experience the essentially spiritual nature of life. In his mind it should be available to everyone.

The one thing Bill didn't do was become a megalomaniac. His letting go of leadership set AA apart from all other movements to help alcoholics. He made it a representative democracy and refused to dominate it. He also wrote into the traditions of the program that they would not proselytize but rather the public relations policy would be "attraction rather than promotion." That says a lot that a membership of millions would come solely through attraction.