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245 10 a| Falling upwardh| [electronic resource] :b| a spirituality for the two halves of life /c| Richard Rohr.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| San Francisco :b| Jossey-Bass,;

300 a| xxxvii, 199 p. ;c| 19 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: Invitation. -- Introduction. -- 1 The Two Halves of Life. -- 2 The Hero and Heroine's Journey. -- 3 The First Half of Life. -- 4 The Tragic Sense of Life. -- 5 Stumbling over the Stumbling Stone. -- 6 Necessary Suffering. -- 7 Home and Homesickness. -- 8 Amnesia and the Big Picture. -- 9 A Second Simplicity. -- 10 A Bright Sadness. -- 11 The Shadowlands. -- 12 New Problems and New Directions. -- 13Falling Upward. -- Coda. -- Notes. -- Bibliography. -- The Author. -- Index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life. In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite.? What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as "falling upward."? In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elders who?have come to their fullness.?? Explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness Offers a new view of how spiritual growth happens loss is gain Richard Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines This important book explores the counterintuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right."--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Falling upward a spirituality for the two halves of life / Richard Rohr.

Author/creator	Rohr, Richard
Format	Electronic
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	San Francisco : Jossey-Bass,
Description	xxxvii, 199 p. ; 19 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Spiritual formation. Spirituality.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: Invitation. -- Introduction. -- 1 The Two Halves of Life. -- 2 The Hero and Heroine's Journey. -- 3 The First Half of Life. -- 4 The Tragic Sense of Life. -- 5 Stumbling over the Stumbling Stone. -- 6 Necessary Suffering. -- 7 Home and Homesickness. -- 8 Amnesia and the Big Picture. -- 9 A Second Simplicity. -- 10 A Bright Sadness. -- 11 The Shadowlands. -- 12 New Problems and New Directions. -- 13Falling Upward. -- Coda. -- Notes. -- Bibliography. -- The Author. -- Index.
Abstract	"A fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life. In Falling Upward, Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life and to show them that those who have fallen, failed, or "gone down" are the only ones who understand "up." Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of life, but the whole thesis of this book is exactly the opposite.? What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as "falling upward."? In fact, it is not a loss but somehow actually a gain, as we have all seen with elders who?have come to their fullness.?? Explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness Offers a new view of how spiritual growth happens loss is gain Richard Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines This important book explores the counterintuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010049429
ISBN	9780470907757 (hardback)
ISBN	0470907754 (hardback)
ISBN	9781118428566 (pbk)

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