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  • The Oxford Group was a Christian movement that had a following in Europe and America in the 1920s and 30s.

    Obama and Niebuhr 2010

  • It has no more to do with Oxford than the Oxford Group has to do with Oxford.

    From the archive, 20 January 1943: Extremes in spoken English 2012

  • Bill found himself tempted in his newfound sobriety as he walked by a bar one night so he started making phone calls to Oxford Group members to try to find alcoholics he could talk to.

    Jeff Witzeman: AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • Bill had a dilemma once he got sober: the only place his alcoholic friends were recovering was the Oxford Group, an evangelical sect that had as their express goal to "Christianize" people.

    AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • Eventually Bill and Bob broke away from the Oxford Group, but kept the "steps" which would later become "The Twelve Steps," of Alcoholics Anonymous.

    Jeff Witzeman: AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • The Oxford Group would die away whereas AA and its affiliate programs dealing with gambling, sex and drugs would flourish with members into the millions worldwide.

    Jeff Witzeman: AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • The Oxford Group would die away whereas AA and its affiliate programs dealing with gambling, sex and drugs would flourish with members into the millions worldwide.

    AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • Bill found himself tempted in his newfound sobriety as he walked by a bar one night so he started making phone calls to Oxford Group members to try to find alcoholics he could talk to.

    AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • Eventually Bill and Bob broke away from the Oxford Group, but kept the "steps" which would later become "The Twelve Steps," of Alcoholics Anonymous.

    AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

  • Bill had a dilemma once he got sober: the only place his alcoholic friends were recovering was the Oxford Group, an evangelical sect that had as their express goal to "Christianize" people.

    Jeff Witzeman: AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson 2010

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