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Falling Upward
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A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
By
Richard Rohr
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from USA supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Hardback, 224 pages | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 02 March 2011 |
A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite. What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as "falling upward." In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elders who have come to their fullness. * Explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness * Offers a new view of how spiritual growth happens loss is gain * Richard. Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines This important book explores the counterintuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right. |
Table of ContentsThe Invitation to a Further Journey vii Introduction xiii 1 The Two Halves of Life 1 2 The Hero and Heroine's Journey 17 3 The First Half of Life 25 4 The Tragic Sense of Life 53 5 Stumbling over the Stumbling Stone 65 6 Necessary Suffering 73 7 Home and Homesickness 87 8 Amnesia and the Big Picture 97 9 A Second Simplicity 105 10 A Bright Sadness 117 11 The Shadowlands 127 12 New Problems and New Directions 137 13 Falling Upward 153 Coda 161 Notes 169 Bibliography 177 The Author 183 Index 185 About the AuthorFr. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director. Fr. Rohr is the author of more than twenty books, an internationally known speaker, and a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines, and the CAC's quarterly journal, Radical Grace. Reviews'...prophetic, wise and clear!' (Thegoodbookstall.org.uk, June 2011).
| Publisher: | Jossey Bass Wiley | | ISBN: | 0470907754 |
| EAN: | 9780470907757 | | Dimensions: | 18.54 x 14.73 x 2.29 centimeters (0.27 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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