Alcohol Was My God: A Catholic Alcoholic Reflects on His Faith - Paperback

by Dennis Dempsey (Author)

Something big happened in the life of Dennis Dempsey when he was in his early twenties. Now fifty years later, he tells his story with a disarming degree of honesty. Alcohol Was My God narrates how a young man with a terrible drinking problem got sober and over time became a professor of theology. Alcoholics Anonymous put him in touch with a spirituality that served as the spark plug that restarted his Catholic engine. The Catholic Church opened up a path that blended spirituality and religion as two sides of the same coin, uncovering the treasures of a tradition that spans many centuries. This book offers a unique blend of personal witness and academic analysis by an author who lives recovery as he researches and writes about Catholic theology.

Author Biography

Dennis Dempsey is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for nearly fifty years. He is currently Professor Emeritus at a Midwest Catholic university where he taught theology for four decades.