Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr ( born March 20, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas) is an American Franciscan priest, preacher and author of spiritual books.

Pipe was in the 1970s as a young American Franciscan Father one of the leaders of the charismatic movement in the U.S., where he has worked for a renewal and revival of Christianity. Friendship and religious exchange connects him to this day with the evangelical preacher and political activist Jim Wallis. Mentally has influenced him most of the 1968 deceased Trappistermönch Thomas Merton. Sources of his inspiration are next to Jesus Christ Francis of Assisi, Meister Eckhart, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Carl Gustav Jung and Eastern Sufi and Zen traditions.

Life

Richard Rohr grew up in a German family on with deeply conservative rural roots and served in his primary school days as an altar. By doing recurrent deep feelings of God's presence was in him an early desire to become a priest. Approximately 1955 inspired him Felix Timmermans book about Francis Francis of Assisi, the "free man who could not be taken in by the systems of the world " represented for him. As two Franciscans visited his home parish, it was clear to Richard that he wanted to become a Franciscan. That's why he moved the age of 14, after the eighth grade, to Cincinnati, to later enter the Franciscan Order can.

His admission into the Order was 1961. 1970 he was consecrated in the " parish to the pure heart of Mary ," in the place of residence of his parents in West Topeka priest. In the same year he was introduced by a Jesuit in the Enneagram and also finished his theological studies at St. Leonhard seminar in Dayton with the master degree. During his studies he was above all as " Brother Happy " because the findings from the regular Bible study and his personal feeling filled him with enthusiasm.

As a young teacher of religion Father tube of the Archdiocese was the first commissioned to lead the youth retreat. In November 1971, already during the first weekend set-up times and he impresses with his preaching to young people and aroused in them the desire for a religious life, which was always more interested and even older. 1974, when the movement grew to 1,000 participants and the sermons were held in gyms, they took the name " New Jerusalem Community " and soon founded the charismatic family and lay community New Jerusalem in Cincinnati.

After many years of involvement in the peace movement, pastoral work and leadership of New Jerusalem, he was elected to the leadership of his order and put in a sabbatical year in the hermitage of Thomas Merton. Since 1987 he has lived in the Franciscan community in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he has built a Christian center for action and contemplation on behalf of the General Government. But the same time he also holds sermons and lectures around the world.

In 1994, he received the Thomas Merton Award for peace and social justice.

Richard Rohr founded the men's movement MALES (Men as Learners and Elders ). In addition to numerous men's seminars he also strove for the conduct of men's initiation rites. These rites have triggered not only in the U.S. but also in many other countries a spiritual movement of men ( and Others in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia).

Works

  • The wild man: Spiritual speeches for men liberation. Claudius, Munich, 1986, ISBN 3-532-62042-1.
  • The Naked God, pleading for a Christianity of flesh and blood. Claudius, Munich, 1987, ISBN 3-532-62061-8.
  • The Risen Book: the life force of the New Testament. Herder, Freiburg 1992, ISBN 3-451-22043-1.
  • The brilliant word: daily surprises. Church Year Reading Book; Herder Freiburg, 1993, ISBN 3451232529th
  • The trip to Assisi: Community of the wounded - Experience with radical mysticism of Francis of Assisi. Claudius, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-532-62148-7.
  • Not the eternal lyre: Faith newly addressed; Herder, Freiburg 1993, ISBN 3-451-23280-4.
  • The Freedom of letting go: letting go. Claudius Munich, 2000, ISBN 978-3-532-62108-0.
  • The unleashed book: an introduction to the Bible - Old and New Testament. Herder, Freiburg 2003, ISBN 3-451-28248-8.
  • Who releases, is held: the gift of contemplative prayer. Claudius, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-532-62263-6.
  • The liberated man: Biblical encouragement. Catholic Biblical Association, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-460-32109-1.
  • Finally man are: the rediscovery of initiation. Claudius, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-532-62325-0.
  • Job's message: the mystery of suffering. Claudius, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-532-62250-6.
  • From wild man to wise man. Claudius Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-532-62334-3.
  • From the splendor of the inconspicuous: Franciscan spirituality. Claudius, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-532-62349-7.
  • Father, Son and masculinity: the man becomes a man. Tyrolia, Innsbruck, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8367-0661-2.
  • Upon My Heart: the wisdom of the Bible as a spiritual path. Herder, Freiburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-32005-7.
  • Liberation from the ego: Ways to true self. Claudius, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-532-62382-4.
  • On the way to Christmas: a guide to the Advent season. Herder, Freiburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-31060-7.
  • Only those who descends also matters: the radical message of the Bible. Claudius, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-532-62387-9.
  • The Enneagram: The 9 Faces of the soul. Claudius, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-532-62395-4.
  • Hope and mindfulness: the spiritual path for the 21st century. Herder, Freiburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-32414-7.
  • Pure Presence: Learning to see as the mystics. Claudius, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-532-62413-5.
  • The Men's Bible. Kösel, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-466-37020-7.
  • Transformation: what radical change means. Claudius, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-532-62426-5.
  • God has many names: spiritual experiences that touch our hearts. Four towers, Muensterschwarzach 2011, ISBN 978-3-89680-526-3.
  • Decisive AND is: contemplative life AND act committed; Claudius, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-532-62433-3.
  • The miracle encounter: a companion on the way to Easter. Herder Freiburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-32613-4.
  • Ripe life, a spiritual journey. Herder Freiburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-32394-2.
  • Twelve Steps of Healing: health and spirituality. Herder Freiburg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-451-32395-9.
  • The true self. Becoming who we really are. Herder Freiburg, 2013, ISBN 978-3-451-32589-2.
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