Hope against Darkness by Richard Rohr

Hope against Darkness by Richard Rohr

'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.

Rohr, Richard: - Fr. 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. An internationally known speaker to many thousands of people a year, Richard's travels have recently taken him to Europe, Australia/New Zealand and South Africa. Teaching on such themes as adult Christian spirituality, men's spirituality, and politics and spirituality, Richard has partnered with such esteemed teachers as Thomas Keating (author of books on centering prayer), Ronald Rolheiser (author of the best - selling The Holy Longing), Joan Chittister (author of The Gift of Years), Phyllis Tickle (author of The Great Emergence), and Jim Wallis (founder of Sojourners and author of God's Politics). Richard is also well known for his numerous recorded teachings, through the Center's quarterly publication, Radical Grace, and is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines.

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ISBN 13	9780867164855
ISBN 10	0867164859
Title	Hope against Darkness
Author	Richard Rohr
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St Anthony Messenger Press
Year published	2002-11-01
Number of pages	182
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