He asserts that our passion, eros, desire is our spirituality and that everyone has one, whether it is. One of the best books on christian spirituality ever written. Read the holy longing the search for a christian spirituality by ronald rolheiser available from rakuten kobo. Jan 30, 2009 clip from the onehour dvd available at. The bestselling author of the holy longing provides an inspiring message of hope and perseverance for all of us struggling with our faith in tumultuous times the last few decades have rapidly birthed a modern world that would have been unrecognizable fifty years ago.
In the end, it is the hard truths of compassion, forgiveness, and action in the world, that give us a. In posing the question what is spirituality father rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties. The search for a christian spirituality kindle edition by rolheiser, ronald. May 18, 2016 in a moment of serendipity i found myself stopped in traffic the other day in front of my local catholic book store which i thought had been closed. Rolheiser says spirituality is what shapes our action, and sees christian spirituality as living the christian life. Ronald rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstoo. Channeling the deep, mysterious desires of our hearts, ronald rolheiser leads readers from restlessness to peace, showing a contemporary path to authentic and healthy spiritual life.
Its insights are just what all of us need at this moment of history. Rolheiser expresses many questionable ideas in the holy longing as well as his other writings, but the most oft cited section and the one that got the book banned from the minisry program in my archdiocese concerned his teaching on forgiveness. Long before we do anything explicitly religious at all, we have to do something about the fire that burns within us, writes ronald rolheiser. The search for a christian spiritualityis for those with a gnawing sensation that spiri. I have picked up a book entitiled the holy longing by ronald rolheiser and have been deeply intrigued by his opening chapter.
At the right time, i picked up the book and began to read. There is no phony christian agenda evident, just a book about an intelligently written book about jesus and christianity. The very title of the book holy longing is a reflection of this cry of. He speaks with a bit of a canadian accent because he was born and raised and mostly educated in canada. There are a few places in the text, however, where rolheisers observations now appear dated.
Ron rolheiser has speaks to the spiritual realities behind their external expressions. Without doubt, ronald rolheisers the holy longing is one of the best books about christian spirituality that has been published in many a year. The search for a christian spirituality gives us hope that all is not lost, that maybe, just maybe, we have made but its the years in between that make us grow, sometimes it is forced growth and other times we choose. The holy longing ron rolheiser, omi clip from the onehour dvd available at. Truly incarnational, ronald rolheiser grounds his vision of the spiritual life in hard reallife experiences and tells tough truths. The holy longing is a bracing alternative to religious posturing. Rolheiser credits eric major, who at the time was the religion editor at. He asserts that our passion, eros, desire is our spirituality and th. Review of the holy longing by ronald rolheiser what i call my new favorite nonfiction rolheiser defines spirituality in a way that is much more all encompassing than i have been exposed to before. Here is a sample of what he has to say on this subject. May 25, 2010 the holy longing, however, became a phenomenon, and catapulted rolheiser into the alist of contemporary catholic authors. This chapter addresses a central element in catholic spirituality and a crucial issue facing all organized religion in the western world. He received his doctorate at the university of louvain, and is a member of the catholic theological society of america, the canadian theological society, and the religious studies association of alberta. A vision for a deeper human and christian maturity, and more on.
There is within us a fundamental disease, an unquenchable fire that renders us incapable, in this life, of ever coming to full peace. Ronald rolheiser books list of books by author ronald rolheiser. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the holy longing. His opening chapter is basically a look at the definition of spirituality. Using examples and stories relevant for today, and with great sensitivity to modern challenges to religious faith, he explains the essentials. He is president of the oblate school of theology in. The simplest of plants and the highest of human love have this in common yearning, restlessness, a certain insatiable pressure to eat, to grow, to breed, to push beyond self. He shows, through compelling anecdotes and personal examples, how to channel that restlessness, that deep desire, into a healthy spirituality.
The holy longing was published in 1999, and is still very timely today. In a moment of serendipity i found myself stopped in traffic the other day in front of my local catholic book store which i thought had been closed. Apr 04, 2008 the holy longing is part of the curriculum for certain courses given through st. The search for a christian spirituality, by ronald rolheiser, o. The particular merit of the holy longing is rolheisers ability to demonstrate how the bold belief in the incarnation, affirming that god has skin, can altogether change our understanding of every dimension of the spiritual life form desire, sexuality, and personal relationships to economic justice. In the end, it is the hard truths of compassion, forgiveness, and action in the world, that give us a true and lasting hope. The holy longing by ronald rolheiser is a bold and thoughtprovoking meditation on the concrete implications of incarnational spirituality. It is only within the last 30 years that this word has. As longheld beliefs on love, faith, and god are challenged by the. Rolheisers introduction to the spiritual life is accessible, inviting, useful, insightful and wise.
The holy longing i wish to focus on what i believe is the most fundamental essence of who we are and how we navigate this world. The search for a christian spirituality ebook written by ronald rolheiser. The holy longing ebook by ronald rolheiser rakuten kobo. The search for a christian spirituality by ronald rolheiser. The book is not simply an exercise in personal spirituality but comes at a time when great social and political harm is done because many of us cannot. I have recommended the holy longing to literally dozens of peoplefrom the devout believer to the doubtful seekerand all have found it a great help in moving closer to god. The holy longing is part of the curriculum for certain courses given through st. In the holy longing, ronald rolheiser probes the question what is spirituality.
The search for a christian spirituality, and sacred fire. The holy longing was given to me by a friend and then sat on my self for 2 years. Ronald rolheiser books list of books by author ronald. It blends the old and the new in ways that few others can do most reverend rembert g. One of the most influential books about this question of what is driving me and you, what makes church appealing is ronald rolheisers book, the holy longing, published in 1999. Ronald rolheiser is a specialist in the field of spirituality and is currently president of the oblate school of theology in san antonio, texas. Father rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that. He takes the view that humans, by their very nature are restless and. Advance praise for the restless heart ronald rolheiser examines the pain of loneliness and the meaning of our longing with compassionate precision. The holy longing speaks about spirituality in regards to christianity instead of religion, which is why i gave this book a change and im glad that i did. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He asserts that our passion, eros, desire is our spirituality and that everyone has one, whether it is lifegiving or destructive.
The holy longing, however, became a phenomenon, and catapulted rolheiser into the alist of contemporary catholic authors. Ronald rolheiser ronald rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word. See all books authored by ronald rolheiser, including the holy longing. Father rolheiser is the author of the holy longing, the restless heart, forgotten among the lilies, the shattered lantern, and against an infinite horizon. Rolheiser is a roman catholic priest and member of the oblates of mary immaculate. Feel free to accept what he said, or not accept it but i dont think you have to run for the hills. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Father rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that restlessness, that deep desire, into a healthy spirituality. The holy longing ronald rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word. Without doubt, ronald rolheiser s the holy longing is one of the best books about christian spirituality that has been published in many a year. Rolheiser defines spirituality in a way that is much more all encompassing than i have been exposed to before. It is a book dedicated to the search for spirituality. The holy longing unitarian universalist fellowship of. The search for a christian spirituality 9780385494199 by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the holy longing. This desire lies at the center of our lives, in the marrow of our bones, and in the deep recesses of the soul. The holy longing by ronald rolheiser popular media. The holy longing unitarian universalist fellowship of door.
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