The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe
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Fr。 Richard challenges us to search beneath the surface of our faith and see what is sacred in everyone and everything。 Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book。”
-Melinda Gates， author of The Moment of Lift
"Rohr sees the Christ everywhere， and not just in people。 He reminds us that the first incarnation of God is in Creation itself， and he tells us that 'God loves things by becoming them。' Just for that sentence， and there are so many more， I cannot put this book down。"
-Bono
“Here Fr。 Richard helps us to see and hear Jesus of Nazareth in what he taught， what he did and who he is—the loving， liberating and life giving expression and presence of God。 In so doing he is helping Christianity to reclaim its soul anew。”
-Michael Curry， Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America
"A major shift in our culture is needed， and Richard Rohr's unpacking of The Universal Christ is a critical step in the right direction。 Remembering our connection to "every thing" has implications for our religious traditions， society—and dare I say it—even our politics。"
-Kirsten Powers， CNN political analyst and USA Today columnist
"[Rohr] invitingly asks Christian readers to bring together their thinking about Jesus （the historical person） and Christ （the savior） in order to recognize God in the world around them 。 。 。 Rohr’s innovative reflections will inspire believing readers to think deeply about the nature of God。"
-Publishers Weekly
“Anyone who has made a confession of faith in Jesus Christ should read this book to grasp more fully the vast and startling implications of this belief。 This is Richard Rohr at his best， providing an overall summation of his theological insights that have been life-changing for so many。”
-Wesley Granberg-Michaelson， General Secretary emeritus of the Reformed Church in America
"Here， Christianity finds its root and its destiny in all things， in all matter， in all creation。 and here， we find our connection to universal belonging， to universal trust， and to universal love。 This book will change religion and make it tender and gentle and transformational。"
-Timothy Shriver， Chairman of the Special Olympics
Reviews
Juliapicks1
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This book takes us past any religious boundaries to help us understand the cosmic， universal Christ; the Christ that lives now， not the historical Jesus that walked on the earth as a man。 Just as Brene’ Brown’s book Braving taught us how to deal with the current political situation， Richard Rohr’s book guides us in how to deal with the current religious situation and on the highest level how to do so from any religious point of view。 This is absolutely a must-read for anyone struggling with The Church， a church， theology， the idea that Jesus is the savior of the world or the Religious Right。
Max
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"If you overcome arrogance， accept the marginalized， and focus more on embodying love than on clinging to perceived correctness， you may experience renewal！" That's basically this book， distilled down to a horoscope for the church overall， and losing very little。 While I suppose I agree that Christianity could use these traits， I just don't think there's much left when Rohr is done his trimming of what he calls "early Christianity" （the first 2000 years） but a sort of posture or attitude of love "If you overcome arrogance， accept the marginalized， and focus more on embodying love than on clinging to perceived correctness， you may experience renewal！" That's basically this book， distilled down to a horoscope for the church overall， and losing very little。 While I suppose I agree that Christianity could use these traits， I just don't think there's much left when Rohr is done his trimming of what he calls "early Christianity" （the first 2000 years） but a sort of posture or attitude of love and acceptance。 It's fine as far as it goes， but it's not much more than "Be excellent to each other。"Since Rohr's Christ seems to be just "everything"， it's not clear to me how Jesus was an "incarnation" of everything， any more than any other random object within it。 Admittedly I only listened to half the book。 It's also not clear to me how "everything" can be one of three persons in the Trinity， or how， if that's the case， we -- as part of "everything" -- are not already in it。 Or maybe we are？ The fact that I spent hours on this book and don't know says a lot IMO。 I also listened to his entire book on the Trinity a few days back， and can't really remember anything concrete from it， let alone anything germane to this question。Rohr has little advice for those who want deeper spiritual experiences （again， at least in the half I heard）。 He admits he hasn't had a spiritual experience to speak of in the ten years preceding writing this book， and says one of the most profound ones he had was back in 1984 （which he referred to as "more than forty years ago"， which is wrong， unless I misheard or the narrator misspoke）， when he journaled for days on end at a retreat， and learned the depths he has within himself。 I'm not really interested in this kind of strictly personal （navel gazing？） spiritual experience -- I'd rather get in touch with something larger or deeper or more "universal" than my own stories， and I think most people would too。Rohr mentions Bible quotes， but doesn't actually put them in the text， and I couldn't be bothered to pause the audio and look them up。 I'm also not a Christian， so I don't know how Biblical his interpretation is -- except for one time when Rohr said that the only people Jesus ever excluded were those who practiced exclusion themselves。 I call foul， because I clearly remember a line about those who "practice lawlessness" being thrown in a furnace where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth。 Then there's Jesus saying his teachings shouldn't be brought to gentiles， as they're unworthy。 Did he exclude them because they exclude others？ The parable of the tares being "excluded" from the harvest of the wheat -- was the problem that the tares were exclusive of wheat and thus had to be excluded themselves -- and thrown into a fire？ People not being forgiven if they blaspheme against the Holy Ghost -- again， is the problem that these people are excluding the Ghost， and thus must be excluded themselves？ I just can't countenance this reading of Jesus' words at all。 It seems like an attitude a kindhearted postmodern person would WISH Jesus had shown， but it seems like a willful misrepresentation to me。 A dedicated Bible student could probably find more wrong with Rohr's quotes， based on how off that one seems to me， just from a casual knowledge of the NT。Nitpicks: Rohr says "believing Jesus rose from the dead is not actually an act of faith"， because resurrections of some sort are common in nature， like springtime。 Huh？ "Believing that meditation can enable levitation is not actually an act of faith， because birds and helium balloons can fly。" Then he quotes Einstein that either nothing is a miracle or everything is。 Therefore -- any random implausible thing is in fact plausible？ Magic powers， crystal healing， unicorns？ Then he says science places growth and development at its centre。 Huh again？ Granted， I'm not a huge science buff， but that doesn't sound right to me。 I mean yes， science does deal with growth， but is it really at the "centre"？Overall Rohr seems like a nice， kind guy trying to make his church nicer and kinder， but if this is the best it can do， I honestly don't think we need any more of it。 。。。more
Pat Jacobs
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Book Club -Awesome！
Maggie McGee
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After having to return this back to the lib before finishing， finally buying it for myself， losing it， and then finally finding it and starting it over， i can finally say i have finished this book。 This book is beautiful and wonderful and has changed a lot for me。 I am looking forward to reading and learning moreabout this and other ways thinking。 yay :） “The contemplative mind can see things in their depth and in their wholeness instead of just in parts。 The binary mine， so good for rational th After having to return this back to the lib before finishing， finally buying it for myself， losing it， and then finally finding it and starting it over， i can finally say i have finished this book。 This book is beautiful and wonderful and has changed a lot for me。 I am looking forward to reading and learning moreabout this and other ways thinking。 yay :） “The contemplative mind can see things in their depth and in their wholeness instead of just in parts。 The binary mine， so good for rational thinking， finds itself totally out of its league in dealing with things like love， death， suffering， infinity， God， sexuality， or mystery in general。 It just keeps limiting reality to two alternatives and thinks it’s smart because it chooses one！ This is no exaggeration。 The two alternatives are always exclusionary， usually in an angry way。” 。。。more
Reed Fagan
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Very well written account of a way of life， which Rohr monikers as "the Promised Land"， "nirvana"， or simply "Christ"， that though frequently missed or hidden changes everything！ While some reviewers claim Rohr misuses Scripture， I think they would have trouble defining how he does so in a way substantially different from "Rohr's interpretation of Scripture is out of line with the rules my denomination places on Scripture before reading it"。 What frightens many who cling to the "order" of their Very well written account of a way of life， which Rohr monikers as "the Promised Land"， "nirvana"， or simply "Christ"， that though frequently missed or hidden changes everything！ While some reviewers claim Rohr misuses Scripture， I think they would have trouble defining how he does so in a way substantially different from "Rohr's interpretation of Scripture is out of line with the rules my denomination places on Scripture before reading it"。 What frightens many who cling to the "order" of their particular system of Christian belief， is that in fact Rohr knows Scripture very well， handles it deftly and allows it room to speak free of many a priori doctrinal constraints。 Thus， while his conclusions may be different from what many traditional Christians accept， he is in fact in keeping with the lines of logic he has laid out， and thus I think his voice needs to be listened to。I like that Rohr mentions JB Phillips' "Your God is Too Small" here because I definitely thought of that book while reading this。 It always seemed to me that book could have had a companion piece， "Your Gospel is Too Small"。 （At the time I read Phillips I was trying with a small group of peers to get our classmates at our evangelical college to see environmental stewardship as an aspect of their discipleship to Christ; sadly as you can imagine an uphill battle。） But Rohr ends up tackling both the issues of Christians' frequently small and petulant god and their consequently small and trivial gospel in this book。 And with a maturity I am far from reaching he does it so lovingly and generously。His thesis is that "God loves things by becoming them" and the mature Christian - or person in "the Flow"， because God is bigger than a single nomenclature - sees everything in God and sees God in everything。 For Rohr， this means God is accessible to all， bar none， and that a changed way of life， one in which we can embrace suffering， love our enemies， and even love the darkest parts of ourselves， likewise is available to all。Rohr can say this all much better than I can so rather than continue to try to recapitulate his words allow me to highly recommend that you read this book， or other books of his that can get you towards these ideas， or that you listen to any of his teachings， especially those on the podcast "Another Name For Every Thing"， his original title for this book。 。。。more
K
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I’m on a Christian mysticism kick。
Chloe
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Okay， I love the energy and commitment to a vision of Christ that is grounded in the simultaneity of Love and Suffering。 That's cool， and serves as the basis for a universal solidarity， a recognition that all suffering is my suffering and is God's suffering。 But the obvious political implications of this are never followed through， as Rohr seemingly gets scared of the radicalism of such solidarity and the overturning of all current political and social systems （which function hierarchically and Okay， I love the energy and commitment to a vision of Christ that is grounded in the simultaneity of Love and Suffering。 That's cool， and serves as the basis for a universal solidarity， a recognition that all suffering is my suffering and is God's suffering。 But the obvious political implications of this are never followed through， as Rohr seemingly gets scared of the radicalism of such solidarity and the overturning of all current political and social systems （which function hierarchically and on notions of determining guilt or desert rather than understanding the interconnectedness of human life） it implies to retreat into quietist， pietistic spirituality。This is my main complaint with the book， though the haphazard uses of science and other religious traditions are also kind of annoying。 As is the use of Jung and notions of metaphysical femininity and masculinity。 Jesus was a man with a feminine soul？ What's that supposed to mean？There's some good stuff in here， like the discussion of Paul's conversion as a transition to a totally new way of life， but he never really deals with the material implications of this new way of life。 His moments of 'application' instead become rejections of binarism of all kinds without regard for content （a remarkable position to take given this book was written in the middle of the Trump presidency） such that any commitment to anything in particular other than the individual's own spiritual growth is utterly neglected。 This despite the fact that he repeatedly states that the purpose of this form of spirituality is to get yourself out of individualistic spirituality。In conclusion， at a surface level this book has a host of great concepts and ways of expanding one's ideas about Christ， Love and Suffering， but as soon as you even think about the conceptual machinery making it work it falls to pieces。 。。。more
Jeff Harper
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I'm a Four fan and this was another great book making you think about how to live graciously。 Fairly easy read。 Challenging traditional ways of thinking about Christ。 I'm a Four fan and this was another great book making you think about how to live graciously。 Fairly easy read。 Challenging traditional ways of thinking about Christ。 。。。more
Matt Mclain
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Summary: Christ is the name for the universal union between spirit and matter。 The two are not separate but everything can bring about awareness of this union and be “Christ” to you。 Pastors， churches， religions are all unnecessary but can be helpful to awakening people to God who is the name and the face for simply reality。 Evil repays evil and good is its own reward， this is the real idea of heaven and hell。 Christ was a man who was full of the Christness and he showed us how to be truly human Summary: Christ is the name for the universal union between spirit and matter。 The two are not separate but everything can bring about awareness of this union and be “Christ” to you。 Pastors， churches， religions are all unnecessary but can be helpful to awakening people to God who is the name and the face for simply reality。 Evil repays evil and good is its own reward， this is the real idea of heaven and hell。 Christ was a man who was full of the Christness and he showed us how to be truly human and how to be truly “resurrected。”I’ll be honest， I had no idea what he was talking about most of the book。 I was not offended or moved by anything he said because it all seemed so out of left field to me。 It’s possible that I need to read his other books to understand this one， but he sounded like one does that’s on his fourth at the bar and is holding his friend prisoner to his “world changing” ideas。 And I’m very open to “world changing” ideas ha。 Iv heard a lot of good things about Richard Rohr， he came across for 16 hours， however， as tho he was trying to sound more enlightened than he actually was。 But， like I said， I never truly grasped what he was saying to begin with and on what basis he was saying it。 。。。more
Kelly Brill
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tI read this book twice last year， but both times when I was very busy and somewhat distracted。 I just re-read it while on retreat， and took nine pages of single-spaced notes。 I am only now beginning to absorb its ground-breaking message - honestly， I believe Rohr’s message can be world-changing。 He articulates a theology， a spirituality， a philosophy for our time - it is also solid， scholarly， well-rounded and timeless。 tHow would religion be different if it were not competitive？ How would Chri tI read this book twice last year， but both times when I was very busy and somewhat distracted。 I just re-read it while on retreat， and took nine pages of single-spaced notes。 I am only now beginning to absorb its ground-breaking message - honestly， I believe Rohr’s message can be world-changing。 He articulates a theology， a spirituality， a philosophy for our time - it is also solid， scholarly， well-rounded and timeless。 tHow would religion be different if it were not competitive？ How would Christianity be different if it were truly focused on inclusivity rather than exclusivity？ How would social justice/action be different if it were rooted in a fundamental， unshakeable belief that we are all connected？ How would we take care of our planet if we realized that we are one with it？tThis book is the culmination of forty years of Rohr’s own spiritual practice， conversations and study。 He integrates his understanding of psychology， biblical theology and church history。 He is unafraid to ask hard questions or go risky places。 He identifies the many places where Christians have gone astray - especially Western Christians…from dualism to atonement theory。 “The Christian story line must start with a positive and overarching vision for humanity and for history， or it will never get beyond the primitive， exclusionary， and fear-based stages of most early human development。” But he doesn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater。 Instead， with great intellectual integrity， he rewrites the story， reclaiming the best， truest， most life-affirming， inclusive version。 It is breathtaking。t 。。。more
Jackie St Hilaire
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Grace upon grace。How you get there is where you arrive。 The Incarnation is here right now in all of creation。At the resurrection Jesus showed himself under another form。 A new kind of embodiment， presence and-godliness。 Mark 16: 12Our response， if we choose to pass the love of God onward， is to daily remember that we are loved， that we are created to grow in love and wisdom。 Give us this day our daily bread。
James P
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Well thought out。 Interesting concepts。 I take what I understand from his writing on my road to discovery。 I enjoyed the book but it probably isn't for everyone。 Well thought out。 Interesting concepts。 I take what I understand from his writing on my road to discovery。 I enjoyed the book but it probably isn't for everyone。 。。。more
Nick Reich
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Huge fan of Rohr and this book did not disappoint。
Jonathan
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I've really enjoyed a lot of the thought put into this， but I'm unsure how much of this aligns with actual scholarship。 I'm only now really dipping below the surface on biblical scholarship， so I can't tell if my credibility radar is going off because of the relaxed and informal style of this， or from something else。 He does cite himself a lot， which seems sort of iffy。 I've really enjoyed a lot of the thought put into this， but I'm unsure how much of this aligns with actual scholarship。 I'm only now really dipping below the surface on biblical scholarship， so I can't tell if my credibility radar is going off because of the relaxed and informal style of this， or from something else。 He does cite himself a lot， which seems sort of iffy。 。。。more
Beckie Mccall
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This book will change your life。 This is the way Jesus taught。 This is the Christ we should know and love。 This is the God that created everything and loves everything。 There are no limits。 There is no oppression。
Maddie
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I love Richard Rohr。 I supplemented the book by listening to the podcast where he is interviewed over talking about the themes of this book。 This helped as I think it is a book that warrants a lot of discussion。
Kiely
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This is a dense yet conversational book， written by someone who had spent 50 years thinking and praying through the questions he is addressing。 I appreciate the concepts introduced， and the care that Rohr takes to explain how his radical perspective is not heretical but is grounded in scripture （as well as lived experience and ancient yet forgotten church traditions）。 Lots more to learn and ruminate upon from this book and author。
Álex Oliva Silva
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Este libro me impactó de la misma manera en la que "mero cristianismo" hizo lo suyo en su momento。 Me fascinó el cómo los principios más importantes del cristianismo son expuestos y diferenciados de doctrinas historiográficas que lamentablemente han sido confundidas con doctrina fundamental。Y es que Dios no solo muestra amor por sus hijos sino que Él mismo es el amor， el amor perfecto， el amor práctico， el amor puro y limpio， el amor bondadoso， el único amor que es capaz de ser reconocido por to Este libro me impactó de la misma manera en la que "mero cristianismo" hizo lo suyo en su momento。 Me fascinó el cómo los principios más importantes del cristianismo son expuestos y diferenciados de doctrinas historiográficas que lamentablemente han sido confundidas con doctrina fundamental。Y es que Dios no solo muestra amor por sus hijos sino que Él mismo es el amor， el amor perfecto， el amor práctico， el amor puro y limpio， el amor bondadoso， el único amor que es capaz de ser reconocido por todo el universo， por todos los credos， por todas las personas que habitan la tierra， el "flujo positivo" que nos atrae hacia Él， que nos envuelve y nos hace anhelarle porque nos solo a través de la luz （que es Él） podemos vernos tal cual somos。"El Cristo Universal" nos muestra que el cristianismo nunca se ha tratado de estar en lo correcto mientras los otros están en lo incorrecto sino de ser libres de nosotros mismos y de la oscuridad que no deja ni vernos ni ver a los demás ni a la creación entera de la manera en la que Jesús vio a las personas estando en carne y hueso en la tierra ni de la manera en la que el Padre ve a la humanidad completa hoy por hoy。"El Cristo Universal" me desafía a dejar la religiosidad que inevitablemente está al acecho en nuestras cosmovisiones occidentales y dualistas。 。。。more
Carol
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Brilliant！ Inspirational！
Diana Scott
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Profoundly life altering。 Check out the corresponding podcast w richard rohr。 Every Christian I know should be reading Richard Rohr。
Tobi Fairley
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Richard Rohr answers questions I've had about my faith for years。 This book is one of my favorite Richard Rohr titles。 Highly recommend it。 Richard Rohr answers questions I've had about my faith for years。 This book is one of my favorite Richard Rohr titles。 Highly recommend it。 。。。more
HWC
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3。5 ⭐️ （rounded up）。 No words for a review as I can’t decide if I liked this book or not。 Will be mulling over this one for a bit。。。 🤔
Rebecca
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1-13-21 HalfwayThis is the first theology book I’ve ever read written by a Christian author outside of my own faith。 It’s been slow reading for me for three reasons - 1。 Holidays with everyone home means less reading time for me， 2。 I have to look up a lot of words and concepts that aren’t familiar to me （Mormonism has its own language）， and 3。 The entire idea of the book is one big paradigm shift for me。 It’s beautiful and exciting to see Christ with new eyes。 I’m reading with a pen， marking an 1-13-21 HalfwayThis is the first theology book I’ve ever read written by a Christian author outside of my own faith。 It’s been slow reading for me for three reasons - 1。 Holidays with everyone home means less reading time for me， 2。 I have to look up a lot of words and concepts that aren’t familiar to me （Mormonism has its own language）， and 3。 The entire idea of the book is one big paradigm shift for me。 It’s beautiful and exciting to see Christ with new eyes。 I’m reading with a pen， marking and writing。 。。。more
Dylan Karzen
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This doesn't fully explain the mystery of Christ， but humbly asserts many beautiful truths that help to see aspects of it more clearly。 Many， especially evangelical Christians， will accuse Rohr of being a "universalist"， but he is more focused on broadening our vision and humbly giving context for a lot of things we assume about Jesus。 I have found a lot of joy and peace reading through this book。 This doesn't fully explain the mystery of Christ， but humbly asserts many beautiful truths that help to see aspects of it more clearly。 Many， especially evangelical Christians， will accuse Rohr of being a "universalist"， but he is more focused on broadening our vision and humbly giving context for a lot of things we assume about Jesus。 I have found a lot of joy and peace reading through this book。 。。。more
Brenda Funk
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I really really love this book。 Rohr echoes a lot of my own spiritual journey in finding a God who is love， a God whose love is utterly redemptive， an incarnational God who reveals himself in everything， if only one has eyes to see。 I am certain I will have to re-read this book many times。 “If something comes toward you with grace and can pass through you and toward others with grace， you can trust it as the voice of God。” “A mature Christian sees Christ in everything and everyone else。 That is I really really love this book。 Rohr echoes a lot of my own spiritual journey in finding a God who is love， a God whose love is utterly redemptive， an incarnational God who reveals himself in everything， if only one has eyes to see。 I am certain I will have to re-read this book many times。 “If something comes toward you with grace and can pass through you and toward others with grace， you can trust it as the voice of God。” “A mature Christian sees Christ in everything and everyone else。 That is a definition that will never fail you， always demand more of you， and give you no reasons to fight， exclude， or reject anyone。”“Most of us understandably start the journey assuming that God is “up there，” and our job is to transcend this world to find “him。” We spend so much time trying to get “up there，” we miss that God’s big leap in Jesus was to come “down here。” So much of our worship and religious effort is the spiritual equivalent of trying to go up what has become the down escalator。 I suspect that the “up there” mentality is the way most people’s spiritual search has to start。 But once the real inner journey begins—once you come to know that in Christ， God is forever overcoming the gap between human and divine—the Christian path becomes less about climbing and performance， and more about descending， letting go， and unlearning。 Knowing and loving Jesus is largely about becoming fully human， wounds and all， instead of ascending spiritually or thinking we can remain unwounded。 （The ego does not like this fundamental switch at all， so we keep returning to some kind of performance principle， trying to climb out of this messy incarnation instead of learning from it。” 。。。more
Megan
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Highly recommend this book to anyone who considers themself a Christian， who might be deconstructing their faith or is looking for a more inclusive understanding of the Bible and Christianity。 Well organized and easy to read。
Caleb
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Enlightening and transformative; Rohr teaches us to see the Christ in every thing。
Derek Kubilus
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Richard Rohr is on of the most frustrating authors I've read all year， and I say that as someone who agrees with almost 95% of everything that he says。He tackles some really deep ideas from the well of Christian history， theology， and mysticism， and does his best to present it all win a way that average Christians will be able to understand。 However， his work needs to be better organized and he needs to take more care to explain his concepts more fully so as to address the understandable concern Richard Rohr is on of the most frustrating authors I've read all year， and I say that as someone who agrees with almost 95% of everything that he says。He tackles some really deep ideas from the well of Christian history， theology， and mysticism， and does his best to present it all win a way that average Christians will be able to understand。 However， his work needs to be better organized and he needs to take more care to explain his concepts more fully so as to address the understandable concerns of his detractors。All in all， this book felt like a bit of a mess， as if he was trying to get out some key ideas as quickly and forcefully as he good while playing fast and loose with structure， definitions， and argument。 I think most Christians can find a lot of really good stuff in here， but if you come from a conservative or evangelical tradition， some of the language will be grating to your ears。 It's unfortunate， because I really think the kind of mystical experience of Christ that Rohr describes could build bridges across progressive and conservative traditions。 。。。more
Mark
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it took me a lot longer to read this book that it really should have。 I've been exposed to Rohr's work for some time， having read Falling Upwards and True Self False Self。 For some reason in my mind I expected this to be a tougher and more deep book that required attention。 I'm glad that I did take each chapter slowly， but this book was really good in that it seemed like an all encompassing view of Rohr's work that picked up and made clear his views on topics that I had always wondered about （ie it took me a lot longer to read this book that it really should have。 I've been exposed to Rohr's work for some time， having read Falling Upwards and True Self False Self。 For some reason in my mind I expected this to be a tougher and more deep book that required attention。 I'm glad that I did take each chapter slowly， but this book was really good in that it seemed like an all encompassing view of Rohr's work that picked up and made clear his views on topics that I had always wondered about （ie， Hell， literal resurrection， other religions， panentheism ）。 To my surprise （although it shouldn't have been）， Rohrs work aligns closely with mine and and such drew me closer to him and Christ than I had expected。 Even though I'm not a bible scholar， it was great to have him back up every position with a bible verse， which was impressive to me， but would no doubt not-appease his detractors。 I'm glad that this book is getting so much press， because its content is spot on and revolutionary in many ways that the broader public and Christianity needs so desperately to hear。 。。。more
Paul Nelson
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Although I love Richard Rohr， I find his writing generally hard to follow。 This book was a noteable exception; likely his beat written yet。 It presents a view of Christ which encompasses more than the traditional western Christian teachings。 I recommend the reading as it will either help you to learn and grow in either a spiritual way if you in some way acquiesce， or in an academic way if you learn about the ideas but don’t agree。 It also is a book filled with hope and inspiration。 Go forth and Although I love Richard Rohr， I find his writing generally hard to follow。 This book was a noteable exception; likely his beat written yet。 It presents a view of Christ which encompasses more than the traditional western Christian teachings。 I recommend the reading as it will either help you to learn and grow in either a spiritual way if you in some way acquiesce， or in an academic way if you learn about the ideas but don’t agree。 It also is a book filled with hope and inspiration。 Go forth and read :） 。。。more
Melanie
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