The Universal Christ - Rohr, Richard

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Résumé :
I cannot put this book down' - BONO

'One of the most influential speakers in the world' - OPRAH WINFREY

In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus' last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understanding has been limited by culture, religious squabbling, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the centre.

Drawing on scripture, history and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God's constant, unfolding work in the world. 'God loves things by becoming them,' he writes, and Jesus' life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God - except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator's presence all around us and in everyone we meet.

Thought-provoking, practical and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.

Biographie:
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.

Sommaire:
Es un profesor ecum?nico reconocido mundialmente, cuyo trabajo est? cimentado en el cristianismo m?stico, en pr?cticas contemplativas, entrega de uno mismo y en la compasi?n por los marginados. Es sacerdote Franciscano de la provincia de Nuevo M?jico y fundador del Centro para la Acci?n y Contemplaci?n en Albuquerque, donde tambi?n sirve como decano acad?mico de la Escuela Viviente para la Acci?n y la Contemplaci?n. El Padre Richard es el autor de muchos libros, incluyendo los bestsellers Falling UpWard, The Naked Now, y, el m?s reciente, The Divine Dance. Su obra ha sido presentada en el Super Soul Sunday de Oprah, On Being de Krista Tippet, y en el New York Times....