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Using a blend of quotes, questions for individual and group reflection, stories, and suggestions for spiritual practices, it provides a wise guide for deepening the spiritual journey. Description in falling upward, father richard rohr offers a new way of understanding one of the most profound of lifes mysteries. Falling upward by father richard rohr, 9781611202861, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Richard rohr has written several books on christian spirituality falling upward describes the differences between the need for clear boundaries in our early faith development, and a deeper understanding of our relationship to god in christ as we mature. Listen free to falling upward by richard rohr with a free. Falling upward offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of lifes mysteries. Falling upward a spirituality for the two halves of life. Understanding my maturing self in terms of first and last half of life has been an ah ha. We grow spiritually more by doing it wrong than by doing it right, and the disappointments of life are actually stepping stones to the spiritual joys in the second half of life. And now we come to the major theme of rohrs book some kind of falling rohr calls it necessary suffering is always part of the human journey. Falling upward, by richard rohr the christian century.
Falling upward ebook by richard rohr 9781118428535. I wrote the book because i want to say the further journey happens in this world and then youre ready for heaven. I had to read it slowly, only four or five pages a day. Those who have somehow fallen, and fallen well, are the only ones who can grow spiritually and not misuse up. Wileya fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout lifein falling upward, fr. 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. Listen free to falling upward by richard rohr with a free trial. May 24, 2011 falling upward by father richard rohr, 9781611202861, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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