Higher power.(Century marks)(Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was a gifted, largely self-taught man)(Brief Article) From: The Christian Century | Date: February 24, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

HIGHER POWER: Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was a gifted, largely self-taught man. Without a college degree, he scored well on a complex test administered by inventor Thomas Edison. But when Edison offered him a job, Wilson didn't even respond. Instead, he launched into what was then virgin territory--stock market analysis. He became reasonably well-to-do until the stock market crash of 1929. But alcoholism had put Wilson's life on the skids long before the market c...