The Universal Christ- How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe by Richard Rohr

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, With a new afterword, From one of the world's most influential spiritual thinkers, a long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called Christ, and how this forgotten truth can restore hope and meaning to our lives. Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book. Melinda GatesIn his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity- Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus's last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious debate, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God's constant, unfolding work in the world. God loves things by becoming them, he writes, and Jesus's life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God, except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator's presence all around us, and.

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    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5.1" W x 7.6" H x 0.7" D
    • Genre- Religion/Inspiration
    • Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
    • Page Count: 288
    • ISBN- 9780593238325
    • Richard Rohr (Author)
    • Publication Date: 02-16-2021

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2 years ago
from Atlanta, GA

Insightful book! Great read!!

I have read several books on Christianity but not one like this. Rohr takes a much different approach and unpacks different concepts and perceptions about different stories from the Bible and how they can be viewed in a different manner. He tries to include context and storytelling to help illustrate his points and no matter what your religion or your background is, there iS something in here for you that you will resonate with or go "hmmm" about. Highly recommend to anyone! Great overall read and this will not be the last of Rohr's books that I will explore!!

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2 years ago
from Northeast Texas Panhandle

Superb distillation of scriptures

This 2019 book in only 239 pages delivers on its challenging title. The author is a Franciscan priest who founded Albuquerque’s Center for Action and Contemplation. He has written many articles and books; this is my favorite. Rohr relies upon several scriptures in arguing that the “Christ Mystery” is the indwelling of the Divine Presence in everyone and everything since the beginning of time. (Page 13 of book). The Prologue to the Gospel of John (chapter 1) states that Logos was with God in the beginning, all things came into being through him, and that Logos later became flesh and dwelt among us (36). When put together, Jesus and Christ give us a God who is both personal and universal (30). One who creates the world including all people would naturally love all that He created. Christ is a good metaphor for absolute wholeness, complete incarnation, and the integrity of creation. Jesus, as a human just like us (Hebrews 4:15), showed us what the Full Human might look like if we could fully live (Eph. 4: 12-16). (Page 33). Love of neighbor as oneself is the second great commandment of Jesus. Yet, it is omitted from the Apostle’s Creed adopted with pressure from the Roman government. Rohr looks at the Great Comma in the Creed that serves to skip from birth of Jesus to his suffering under Pontius Pilate. Rohr asks about all the things Jesus said and did in those gap years. Were they nothing to believe in? Does the gap in some way explain Christianity’s often dismal record of imitating Jesus’s actual life and teaching? (106). This book argues that an emphasis on Jesus’ death makes salvation a one-time transactional affair instead of an ongoing transformational lesson for the human soul and all of history. The theory of substitutionally atonement causes us to “thank” Jesus instead of honestly imitating him. If we try to imitate him and thus seek changes in our minds and hearts, transformation thinking will supplant transactional thinking. (139-140). In that regard, Jesus left us a Helper. Jesus told his disciples that he had to depart so His Comforter could come to them (John 16:7). The love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5 and throughout the Bible). This personal, moral compass can guide us and is available to everyone. (193).

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