Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety - Softcover

Rohr, Richard

 
9780867164855: Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0867164859 ISBN 13: 9780867164855
Verlag: FRANCISCAN MEDIA, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

"'Let us begin again, for up to now we have done nothing.' That enigmatic sense of beginning again at the end of life, at the end of an era, in the middle of so much failure, when you just want to rest and put the past behind you, that is the gift for reconstruction that we want to discover in this book. It makes Francis a man for all seasons&;."-from Chapter Seven

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

Rohr describes how following Saint Francis' way to forgiveness and love, and "owning the darkness," can bring us out of the postmodern pit in which we find ourselves.

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Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the Perennial Tradition. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard's teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy&;practices of contemplation and lived kenosis (self-emptying), expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized. Fr. Richard is the author of numerous books, including Everything Belongs, Adam&;s Return, The Naked Now, Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, Immortal Diamond, and Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi. Fr. Richard is academic Dean of the Living School for Action and Contemplation. Drawing upon Christianity's place within the Perennial Tradition, the mission of the Living School is to produce compassionate and powerfully learned individuals who will work for positive change in the world based on awareness of our common union with God and all beings. Visit cac.org for more information.

JOHN BOOKSER FEISTER is assistant editor of St. Anthony Messenger, managing editor of Catholic Update and founding editor of AmericanCatholic.org, Web site of St. Anthony Messenger Press.

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Verlag
FRANCISCAN MEDIA
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0867164859
ISBN 13 
9780867164855
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182
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