Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor - Paperback

by Dawn Eden Goldstein (Author)

Father Ed is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ (1898-1960), whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson's life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. Trained as a journalist, Dowling was always drawn to those who were suffering--a sympathy enhanced by his own crippling infirmities--which led him to embrace the A.A. approach to healing in community. Father Ed is a portrait of the kind of priest Pope Francis has extolled as a "shepherd with the smell of the sheep."

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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious

RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic

SELF-HELP / Twelve-Step Programs

Christopher Award Winner

FATHER ED

The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor

Dawn Eden Goldstein

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ISBN 978-1-62698-486-8

Author photo: Jay Mallin

Cover photo: Father Ed Dowling, SJ, ca. 1957, in the chapel at The Queen's Work, St. Louis, MO. Courtesy of the General Service Office Archives.

Cover design by Regina Gelfer

Author Biography

Dawn Eden Goldstein is the award-winning author of several books, including My Peace I Give You, The Thrill of the Chaste, and Remembering God's Mercy, which received First Place in the Inspirational category of the Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Awards. She began her working life as a rock-and-roll historian and went on to editorial positions at the New York Post and the Daily News before publishing her first book in 2006. In 2016, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and in 2023, she received a licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America.. She has taught at universities and seminaries in the United States, England, and India. She currently lives in Washington, DC.