Just This: Prompts And Practices For Contemplation - Softcover

Rohr, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0281079919 ISBN 13: 9780281079919

Publisher: SPCK Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Just This is a collection of brief and evocative meditations and practices. It invites us to cultivate the gift of waking up to the beauty of reality in all its glorious ordinariness. With his signature blend of contemplation, theology and pastoral sensitivity, Fr Richard Rohr creates a spaciousness for the soul to grow into a kind of seeing - one that goes far beyond merely looking, to recognizing and thus appreciating.

This is the heart of contemplation, the centerpiece of any inner dialogue that frees us from the traps of our perceptions and preoccupations. The contemplative mind does not tell us what to see; it teaches us how to see what we behold.

Praise for Richard Rohr's The Divine Dance:
'A beautiful choreography for a life well-lived.'
Bono, U2

About this title

About the Author

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, he teaches on such themes as adult Christian spirituality, men's spirituality, and politics and spirituality, and has published many books, including Falling Upward and Immortal Diamond (SPCK, 2012 and 2013 respectively).

From the Back Cover

[Category: Spiritual Reading]

Just This is a collection of brief and evocative meditations and practices. It invites us to cultivate the gift of waking up to the beauty of reality in all its glorious ordinariness. With his signature blend of contemplation, theology and pastoral sensitivity, Fr Richard Rohr creates a spaciousness for the soul to grow into a kind of seeing - one that goes far beyond mere looking because it also includes recognizing and, thus, appreciating.

This is the heart of ontemplation, the centrepiece of any inner dialogue that frees us from the traps of our perceptions and preoccupations. The contemplative mind does not tell us what to see; it teaches us how to see what we behold.

Praise for Richard Rohr's The Divine Dance:
'A beautiful choreography for a life well-lived.'
Bono, U2

[Inside book; do not include on back cover]

Richard Rohr, OFM 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 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy - practices of contemplation and self-emptying, expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized. He is the author of numerous books including The Divine Dance (2016), Breathing Under Water (2016), Immortal Diamond (2013) and Falling Upward (2012), all published by SPCK. To learn more about Richard Rohr and the CAC, visit cac.org.

Edition details

• Publisher: SPCK Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0281079919
• ISBN 13: 9780281079919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144