Lever and a Place to Stand, A: The Contemplative Stance, the Active Prayer

by Richard Rohr

Overview

Explores the challenges, the rewards, the call, and the possibilities of integrating a sincere inner life with an active life of engagement with the pain of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781893757820
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	06/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	425 KB

Table of Contents

Foreword Rev. James Martin v

Preface: Brightness and the Holy Spirit vii

Acknowledgments xiii

1 A Lever and a Place to Stand 1

2 Amusing Ourselves to Death 5

3 Living with Paradox 15

4 Religion: A Transformational System? 29

5 Passing through the Eye of the Needle 45

6 Jesus' Unique Assault on the Systems of This World 57

7 A Contemplative Stance 68

8 Finding Our Charism 83

9 The Need for Initiation 94

10 Hope That Is No Fantasy 104

For Further Reading 109