In his first major work since The Universal Christ, one of our most prominent spiritual voices offers a wholehearted and hope-filled model for living today, grounded in the timeless words of the Hebrew prophets.
How do we live compassionately in a time of violence and despair? What can we do with our private disappointments and the anger we feel over an unjust world? In his most personal book yet, Richard Rohr turns to the writings of the Jewish prophets, showing how some of the lesser-read books of the Bible offer us a path forward today.
The prophets’ writings echo the spectrum of human development. Beneath their initial fervor and their forceful words, there lies a profound lamentation about our shared human condition and the pain of the world. Yet, in their astute critiques of culture and institutions, and their movement from anger and lament to wholeness and hope, the prophets embody what Rohr calls holy disorder – a distinct approach to confronting malevolence and recognizing the wholeness of every living being.
Drawing on a century of Biblical scholarship and written in the warm, pastoral voice that has endeared millions to Rohr, The Tears of Things breathes new life into ancient wisdom and paves a path of enlightenment for anyone seeking a wholehearted way of living in a hurting world.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION: GOOD TROUBLE xiii
CHAPTER 1
The Tears of Things 3
CHAPTER 2
Amos: Messenger to the Collective 17
CHAPTER 3
A Critical Mass: The Secret of the Remnant 29
CHAPTER 4
Welcoming Holy Disorder:
How the Prophets Carry Us Through 44
CHAPTER 5
Jeremiah: The Patterns That Carry Us Across 63
CHAPTER 6
Unfinished Prophets: Elijah, Jonah,
and John the Baptizer 81
CHAPTER 7
The Alchemy of Tears: How We Learn
Universal Sympathy and Grace 96
CHAPTER 8
The Three Isaiahs: The Heart of Prophecy 116
CHAPTER 9
Ezekiel: Redemption and the Grace of God 130
CHAPTER 10
It All Comes Down to Love 142
A GOOD SUMMARY 161
THE PROPHETS OF ISRAEL 165
SEVEN THEMES OF AN ALTERNATIVE ORTHODOXY 167
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 169
NOTES 171
About the author
Richard Rohr is a globally recognized Franciscan friar and ecumenical teacher whose work bears witness to the deep wisdom of Christian mysticism. He is the founder of the Centre for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, an educational non-profit that introduces seekers to the contemplative Christian path of transformation. He is the author of many books, most recently, the New York Times bestseller THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST. His work has been featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday, Krista Tippett’s On Being, and in The New Yorker and Harper’s magazine.
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