Summer Book Study - Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
Schedule
Wed Jun 26 2024 at 06:30 pm
Location
2507 1/2 East Main Street, Urbana, IL, United States, Illinois 61801 | Urbana, IL
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Join us on Wednesday evening at 6:30 PM for the continuation of our Summer Book Study. This summer, we will be reading through Richard Rohr's Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life. (We will be using the newer edition of the book, but on a quick check, there doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the two editions if you already have an older copy, other than the forward and the page numbers)
If you would like to attend, but can not make it in person, please let us know and a zoom link will be provided.
If you are interested in leading a session, please let us know.
"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--a fresh way of thinking about spirituality that grows throughout life."
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Where is it happening?
2507 1/2 East Main Street, Urbana, IL, United States, Illinois 61801Event Location & Nearby Stays: