Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr, O.F.M. (born in 1943 in Kansas) is a Franciscan friar ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is an internationally known inspirational speaker known for his recorded talks and numerous books.

Rohr was the founder of the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971[1] and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986[2][3] where he currently serves as Founding Director.

Scripture as liberation, the integration of action and contemplation, community building, peace and social justice issues, male spirituality, the Enneagram and eco-spirituality are amongst the many themes that he addresses in his writing and preaching.

He is best known for his writings on spirituality and his audio and video recordings. One of his most popular recordings is The NEW Great Themes of Scripture.

Rohr is a contributing editor and writer for Sojourners Magazine and a contributor to Tikkun Magazine. He was one of several spiritual leaders featured in the 2006 documentary film ONE: The Movie.

However, his writings are suspected of heterodoxy by some traditionalists in the Catholic Church, who question various aspects of Rohr's teachings, from calling God 'Mother' to allegedly promoting homosexuality and focusing on the enneagram. The Rev. Bryce Sibley gives details at http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=6819. Fr. Richard is listed as a dissenting Catholic at http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/dissent/disspeop.htm and more information is available at http://www.lhla.org/globalwatch/gwenneagram.htm. At the present time, however, Rohr's writings have received no official censure from within the Franciscan Order or from the Vatican. Though Rohr makes traditionalist Catholics and some conservatives distinctly uncomfortable, most of his views are theologically orthodox or at least not in any sort of direct contradiction of orthodox doctrines.


Contents

[edit] Bibliography

This bibliography is ordered by the original publication date:

[edit] Own works

  • The Great Themes of Scripture: Old Testament (with Joseph Martos) (1987, reissued St Anthony Messenger Press, 1988) ISBN 978-0867160857
  • The Great Themes of Scripture: New Testament (with Joseph Martos) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 1988) ISBN 978-0867160987
  • Why Be Catholic?: Understanding Our Experience and Tradition (with Joseph Martos) (Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 1989) ISBN 978-0867161014
  • Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool a New Spiritual Journey (with Andreas Ebert) (1990 and 1991, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; Reissue edition 1993) ISBN 978-0824511852
  • Simplicity, Revised & Updated: The Freedom of Letting Go (1991, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd New edition of Revised edition edition, 2004) ISBN 978-0824521158
  • The Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (1992, reissued by St Anthony Messenger Press; New edition edition 1996) ISBN 978-0867162790
  • Near Occasions of Grace (Orbis Books (USA), 1993) ISBN 978-0883448526
  • Quest for the Grail: Soul Work and the Sacred Journey (1994, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; New edition edition, 1997) ISBN 978-0824516543
  • The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (with Andreas Ebert) (1995, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 2002) ISBN 978-0824519506
  • Enneagram 2: Advancing Spiritual Discernment (1995, reissued by Gracewing; New Ed edition 2008) ISBN 978-0852443200
  • Experiencing the Enneagram (with Andreas Ebert) (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 1995) ISBN 978-0824512019
  • Simplicity: The Art of Living (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd Revised edition edition , 1995) ISBN 978-0824512514
  • Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount (with John Bookser Fisher and J. Feister) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0867162035
  • Radical Grace: Daily Meditations (with John Bookser Feister, Editor) (1993, reissued by St Anthony Messenger Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0867162578
  • The Good News According to Luke: Spiritual Reflections (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 1997) ISBN 978-0824514907
  • Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety (with John Bookser Feister) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 2001) ISBN 978-0867164404
  • Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd Revised edition edition , 2003) ISBN 978-0824519957
  • Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 2004) ISBN 978-0824522803
  • Soul Brothers: Men in the Bible Speak to Men Today (with art by Louis S. Glanzman) (Orbis Books (USA), 2004) ISBN 978-1570755347
  • From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0867167405
  • Job & the Mystery of Suffering (1996, reissued by Gracewing, 2006) ISBN 978-0852443088
  • Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality (Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 2008) ISBN 978-0867166590
  • The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See (The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2009) ISBN 978-0824525439

[edit] Contributions

  • Foreword in Roots of Violence in the U.S. Culture: A Diagnosis Towards Healing by Richard Alain (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1999) ISBN 978-1577330431
  • Foreword in Meal Stories: The Gospel of Our Lives by Kathleen Casey (Thomas More Association, 2000) ISBN 978-0883474952
  • The Franciscan Opinion in Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ (ed. by Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin) (William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2008) ISBN 978-0802862877)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fr. Richard Rohr to speak at pro-life pilgrimage" (in English). Gainesville Sun (via Google News). 14 March 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MzwRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jukDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4738,3021073&dq=richard-rohr. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  2. ^ Crum, Julie (16 November 1986). "New kinds of church communities" (in English). Gainesville Sun (via Google News). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6NARAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4324,296525&dq=richard-rohr. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  3. ^ "FRANCISCAN PRIEST TO GIVE NEWMAN CENTER LECTURE" (in English). Lexington Herald-Leader (via Newsbank - subscription required to read full article). 4 November 1989. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73BC4A5F7E0CE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 

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