WHEN & WHERE
Four Wednesday nights: January 13, 20, 27, & February 3 at 7:30 P.M. in the Library.
BOOK STUDY
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr
Fr. Richard Rohr is a regular contributing writer for Sojourners and Tikkun magazines. In Falling Upward, he seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves of life, and to show that those who have fallen, failed, or “gone down” are the only ones who understand “up.”
This important book explores the counter-intuitive message that we grow spiritually much more by doing wrong than by doing right–a fresh way of thinking about a spirituality that grows throughout our lives. 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. Among other things, Rohr explains why the second half of life can and should be full of spiritual richness, offers a new view of how spiritual growth happens, and discusses how loss can be gain.
PURCHASING THE BOOK
Falling Upward will be available for purchase beginning Sunday January 3 at a cost of $15.00 for the hard cover edition. Note that the book is also available in both Kindle and iBook formats.
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