Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. This is one of those books where you need a highlighter on every page, yet it is such a beautiful book you don't want to run it it with markings. Amazon calculates a product's star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. Fr. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. if it isn’t universalism) then it is not heaven. © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften by Jossey-Bass Rohr is the author of more than twenty books, an internationally known speaker, and a regular contributing writer for Sojourners magazine. It Yes, there is a companion journal: Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life: A Companion Journal. The worst section was when he presents a Thomas Merton poem to illustrate a point but then, not content to let Merton's words speak to the reader as they will, he deconstructs the poem as a "meditation" by explaining the "meaning" of the lines in his own much less evocative language. I have never not been preoccupied by aging and death. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations

Fr. Great book. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life In Falling Upward , Fr. "In Falling Upward, Richard offers a simple but deeply helpful framework for seeing the whole spiritual life―one that will help both beginners on the path as they look ahead and long-term pilgrims as they look back over their journey so far." Please try your request again later. He explains what should, but often doesn't happen in that first half of life; the consequences of our permanent cultural adolescence, and how we might grow beyond that adolescence into full, free, grace-filled selves. I remember my mother, ordinarily a upbeat person, during her late 80's saying, "getting old is hell." Einlöse-Links und eBooks können nicht weiterverkauft werden. ISBN:9781118428566 (pbk)(2013). Maybe the best day of the vacation was listening to six hours of tapes on my journey home ripe with the quest to explore more in-depth spiritually. It gives a glimpse into where we have been, and who we are to become as we move into the second half of our lives. I am encouraged that I will use my current and future "stumbling blocks"in ways that will bring me more peace. He says things like, “It is very surprising to me that so many Christians who read the Scriptures do not see this” as he explains that you must leave any religion or system to truly mature since these systems and faiths are too limiting. 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. It does cause deep reflection on life and personal faith. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Rohr, I realized that loud-mouthed members of the Church just haven't been growing up as I have been, sometimes because they can't and not because they won't. Our lives more fully reflect God's grace, which allows us to more fully do His work. ""The value of this book lies in the way Richard Rohr shares his own aging process with us in ways that help us be less afraid. Please try again. For those wishing to go further with this wonderful book - a great companion on the inner journey to a loving self-knowledge.. I own much of the peace and freedom I now experience in God to him and his writing. Let Luke show you the life of Jesus in a new light. The sub-title, "A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life" invokes Carl Jung's idea of "two halves of life" -- the 1st where we internalize rules, discover who we are, enter a career, marriage, etc. More importantly, Fr. Let Luke show you the life of Jesus in a new light. Now that I've finished I feel I could happily start this book again from the beginning and still get so much out of it.I was attracted to this book first by the title and then by the cover. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2013 I have found my own concepts of God and my own spiritual needs changing and morphing in ways that have sometimes been troubling. A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life In Falling Upward, Fr. I am looking forward to re-reading this book with a group of close friends, sharing reflections on how each of our lives have moved as is described so well in this book. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. September 2014 He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director.

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