An edition of The Naked Now (2009)

The Naked Now

Learning to See as the Mystics See

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An edition of The Naked Now (2009)

The Naked Now

Learning to See as the Mystics See

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Franciscan priest and spirituality author Rohr (Everything Belongs) again brings his energy to the reclamation of the Christian mystical tradition. He has a lot of scripture on his side, with many citations from the gospels and epistles. He also offers a distinctive definition of prayer as a nondualistic way of seeing the moment. To see as a mystic sees is to pray continually, as scripture enjoins. Some of his criticisms of institutional forms of religiosity as a barrier to seeing with insight are familiar. Yet his understanding of prayer as a tool for contemplation and transformation is forcefully argued. The somewhat theoretical re-reading of Catholic Christian tradition is brought down to earth by a series of appendixes that contain practices for those who want to know what to do; attaining insight is not self-evident nor is it easy. Rohr is enriched by other world religious traditions, but clearly knows his own. Those interested in contemplative Christianity, and particularly Catholics interested in their own tradition, will benefit from this book.

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Crossroad Pub. Co.
Language
English
Pages
324

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
248.2/2
Library of Congress
BV5082.3 .R64 2009

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
324
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.4 x .5 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23643770M
ISBN 10
0824525434
ISBN 13
9780824525439
LCCN
2009030838
OCLC/WorldCat
316058093
Goodreads
6522506

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Work ID
OL1966348W

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