Best Selling Books by Richard Rohr

What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as ''''falling upward.'''' In Falling Upward, 2e, Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the two halves of life, revealing how those who have gone ''''down'''' are the only ones who understand how to go ''''up'''' to experience true contentment. This new edition includes 20-30% new and updated content with the central themes focusing on practical guidance on living a life of love and meaning in a world of suffering and conflict. It also includes a foreword by bestselling author Brene Brown.

Rohr paints a bleak picture of the prevailing thought, culture and attitudes of the present-day West -- which he calls "The Postmodern Opportunity" -- including cultural biases; embrace of victimhood; and the often fearful attitudes toward one another, the Church and religion in general. He offers hope in introducing the Franciscan path of transformation, the "new way of being that would change the face of history".

Meet Abraham, a man caught in a matrix of violence who has the audacity and faith to challenge the very notion of divine violence. Meet Moses, known for leading people on an external journey through the wilderness, but who also models an inner journey toward wholeness. Meet David, who fulfills the classic archetypes of king, warrior, magician, and lover, but also specializes in love, as should we all. And beside them, you''ll meet Isaiah, John the Baptist, Peter, Paul, Timothy, John, two Josephs, Elijah, and Jesus. This classic work of Richard Rohr--in this new edition--shows how he uses biblical scholarship, reading the Bible psychologically, always looking for the inner dynamics of the developing character. The Bible is doing its intended work when it helps us live consciously and creatively, growing toward the light. Soul Brothers also gives us a window into Richard Rohr''s theology. He is not primarily focused on being religiously correct or theologically fastidious. Rather, he shows how good theology leads us to be more fully human.

For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to the heart, specific methods for identifying dualistic thinking are presented with simple practices for stripping away ego and the fear of dwelling in the present.

Explores the challenges, the rewards, the call, and the possibilities of integrating a sincere inner life with an active life of engagement with the pain of the world.

導言 //也許本書最關乎的，乃是「看」──但這「看」遠多於僅僅「望」，因為這「看」包含辨識，和伴隨而來的欣賞。這正是默觀中的「看」，也是任何真正內心對話的關鍵。默觀思維（contemplative mind）並非告訴我們看甚麼，而是教導我們怎樣看眼前的事物。 默觀讓人看見事物在整全中蘊涵的真理。默觀是精神的操練與恩賜，使我們得以抽離──甚至在神經系統方面抽離──對慣性思維的沉溺，也抽離對左腦的過度倚賴──左腦總是覺得自己在掌管一切。默觀令人不再相信一己淺薄的二分法思維（將事情化約為兩個選擇，然後通常認同其中一方），並逐漸察覺二分法那種管中窺豹之狹隘現實觀的乏善可陳。事實上，二分法的結果必然是膚淺，不然就是愚昧。惟獨默觀者或具深刻直覺者，才會勇於涉足更廣闊更開豁的領域。也許正因如此，愛因斯坦（Albert Einstein）才有這句名言：「想像比知識重要。知識有制限，想像卻可在瞬間漫游天地。」 但我們怎樣才可學得這種默觀思維──這種深渺、奧妙、生機勃勃的觀看現實的方法呢？我們又怎麼與現實同在呢？為甚麼這種思維不是生而有之呢？事實上，這種思維的確會出現片刻—當人在極愛或極痛之中──只是這種眼界大開的時刻總不長久。我們很快又會退回二分法的分析架構，以一己判斷重新掌舵。祈禱操練──默觀──不過是一種方法，幫助人在長時期及各種境況中，保存極愛與極痛的果子。而我們必須勤於操練默觀；老實說，人生就是不息的操練。// ｜作者簡介｜ 羅爾（Richard Rohr ），「普世教會合一運動」旗手，倡議基督教密契主義（Christian mysticism）和永恆傳統（Perennial Tradition）中的普世覺醒。他是美國新墨西哥州方濟會的司鐸、「行動與默觀中心」（Center for Action and Contemplation）創辦人。他的教導建基於默觀與虛己的操練、前衞的關愛行動，尤其致力服事弱勢社羣。羅爾著作等身，包括《屬天舞蹈》（The Divine Dance）、《水中呼吸》（Breathing Under Water）、《不朽的鑽石》（Immortal Diamond）、《踏上生命的第二旅程》（Falling Upward）。更多關於羅爾及「行動與默觀中心」的資訊，可參https://cac.org。

Rev. ed. of: A lever and a place to stand: the contemplative stance, the active prayer. c2011.

In these daily reflections, Richard Rohr invites us to rediscover the spring hidden inside each one of us. He reminds us of our inherent belovedness and God''s indwelling presence. Remembering who we truly are is a gradual, lifelong journey: Fr Richard offers insights to ease the process and lead us back to our Source. Although each life moves at its own pace and in different ways, our growth does follow a common sequence - from innocence, through inevitable brokenness, to putting ourselves back together, through ripening into union with self, God, the world, and others. The author explores each stage, drawing from Scripture, Christian mystics, non-dual teachers from various faiths, and wisdom from other fields such as psychology, science, the Enneagram, and the Twelve Steps. He is not teaching new concepts so much as framing them in a way that resonates with our intuitive wisdom, the truth that our souls already know. Each week concludes with a unique invitation to contemplative practice. Throughout the book, Fr Richard also calls us to compassionate action: the spiritual journey is not merely for our own transformation, but for the healing of the world.

The Promise Keepers, a Christian men''s movement, is helping men find direction again. In a new Introduction to The Wild Man''s Journey, Father Richard Rohr acknowledges the movement''s contributions and analyzes its weaknesses, tracing the journey of a man''s life and offering seven promises for a healthy spirityuality for Catholic men.

In this small but masterly-crafted book, Richard Rohr addresses what Christianity views as the three traditional sources of evil - the world, the flesh and the devil – to encourage us to look beyond our personal moral failings and give us principles for resisting evil on a wider scale. Exploring how Christianity has focused almost exclusively on individual evil, or the sins of the flesh, he offers a gripping interpretation of Jesus'' teachings and the writings of Paul the Apostle to show how vital it is that we also understand the often subtle and well-disguised evil of the world and the devil. This book offers no easy solutions. Yet, skilfully distilling half a century of teaching and preaching, The World, the Flesh and the Devil will leave you with a greater understanding of evil and its role in the social issues of our time, and better equipped to recognise and fight it. With his characteristic wisdom and compassion, Rohr offers us principles for resisting the social evils pervading our lives, in which we are all complicit, through Christian contemplation and by reaching out to one another in love.

The author introduces the reader to the vision of the Franciscan way of living, where joy, not dry theology helps us build relationships and find peace in ourselves.

Inspired reflections by Richard Rohr and his colleagues at the Center for Action and Contemplation on how to be a healing presence in the world today, Grace in Action is a hopeful book that looks to the Church community as a positive change agent--a place where justice, healing, love and faith are ushered into a world hungry for meaning and direction.

A spiritual leader leads men and women on an inner journey to find the true self using the ancient Arthurian legends of knights in search of the Holy Grail.

In this book the authors explore the Gospel according to Mathew and delve into the Sermon on the Mount, considered the blueprint of the Christian lifestyle. They emerge with a clearer understanding of the Nazorean rabbi who preached it and the Gospel writers, especially Mathew, who passed it on to us.