Bibliograph

Eager to love, the alternative way of Francis of Assisi, Richard Rohr

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Eager to love, the alternative way of Francis of Assisi, Richard Rohr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eager to love

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876883481

Responsibility statement

Richard Rohr

Sub title

the alternative way of Francis of Assisi

Table Of Contents

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"?

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