Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality

by Richard Rohr

Overview

There are a number of misconceptions about the Bible. Many look at it as information only, but what they are missing is the key – the Bible is about transformation. World renowned author Richard Rohr invites you to revisit the Bible to experience the Scripture as spirituality. This can help your relationship with God evolve into something more meaningful and fulfilling. This book will help you discover how reading the Bible and understanding it in a new way can change your life. 

“Only when the two come together, inner and outer authority, do we have true spiritual wisdom. We have for too long insisted on outer authority alone, without any teachings of prayer, inner journey and maturing consciousness. The results for the world and for religion have been disastrous…I offer these reflections to again unite what should have been separated: Sacred Scripture and Christian Spirituality.” – from the introduction. 

This spiritual companion unearths the Bible’s take on morality, power, wisdom, and the generosity of God in a way that demands a life-changing response from believers. It illustrates the Biblical God as full of grace and abundance, and who calls us to be fully alive in a world full of scarcity, judgement, and fear. Rohr’s intention is to revitalize your relationship with the Bible and leave you feeling hopeful, fulfilled, and better able to embody a Christ-based spirituality. This in turn will help you to change how you treat yourself, others, and the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632533852
Publisher:	Franciscan Media
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Edition description:	2nd Second Edition, Updated ed.
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	270,524
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction Connecting the Dots xi

Chapter 1 Information Is Not Necessarily Transformation 1

Chapter 2 Getting the "Who" Right 25

Chapter 3 People Who Have Faces 53

Chapter 4 The Boxing Ring 73

Chapter 5 Good Power and Bad Power 89

Chapter 6 The Razor's Edge: Knowing And Not Knowing 117

Chapter 7 Evil's Lie 143

Chapter 8 The Resented Banquet 167

Chapter 9 The Mystery of the Cross 201

Chapter 10 Mutual Indwelling 225

Notes 241

Annotated Bibliography 245

Appendix A 251

Appendix B 255