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Eager to love : the alternative way of Francis of Assisi  Cover Image Book Book

Eager to love : the alternative way of Francis of Assisi / Richard Rohr.

Rohr, Richard (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781616367015
  • Physical Description: xxii, 294 pages ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Franciscan Media, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294).
Formatted Contents Note:
Something old and something new -- What do we mean by "mysticism"? -- A happy run downward: the inner authority of those who have suffered -- Living on the edge of the inside: simplicity and justice -- Home base: nature and the road -- Contemplation: a different way of knowing -- An alternative orthodoxy: paying attention to different things -- The Franciscan genius: the integration of the negative -- Lightness of heart and firmness of foot: the integration of feminine and masculine -- The legacy of Clare: living the life at depth -- Entering the world of another: Francis and the Sultan of Egypt -- Bonaventure: to yield to love is to return to the source -- John Duns Scotus: anything but a dunce -- Francis: a natural spiritual genius -- Appendix I. A dynamic unity between Jesus of Nazareth and the cosmic Christ -- Appendix II. Is God a person? The Franciscan view of the nature of the divine -- Appendix III. How are things "caused"?
Subject: Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.
Spiritual life > Catholic Church
Christian life > Catholic authors

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