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The Universal Christ
The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe | Richard Rohr
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From one of the worlds 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 world. Anyone who strives to put their faith into action will find encouragement and inspiration in the pages of this book. -Melinda Gates In 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 Jesuss 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 Gods constant, unfolding work in the world. God loves things by becoming them, he writes, and Jesuss life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from Godexcept 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 Creators presence all around us, and in everyone we meet. Thought-provoking, practical, and full of deep hope and vision, The Universal Christ is a landmark book from one of our most beloved spiritual writers, and an invitation to contemplate how God liberates and loves all that is.
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alysonimagines
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Reading this book felt like discovering streams of life-giving water for the parched desert of my soul. The God Richard Rohr talks about is the one I want to believe in: a God who is “Relationship itself,” who is infinite love, who is beyond borders, politics, and religion, whose love is so inclusive it fills and infuses the entire universe. 🔸#februaryreads2021

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This book doesn‘t hit it 100%, but there were many moments reading it when I thought, “yes - this makes sense. This is me.” Rohr‘s whole point in this book was to push his readers toward a broader view of Christ & Christianity. My personal view was already pretty broad, comparatively, so it was interesting having him push it even further. I read through this with my book group, which was helpful as we discussed & learned together.

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sfreesky44
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Interesting to read a Catholics view on the way the Catholic Church is disregarding outsiders. I didn‘t know much about Catholics and still don‘t but he has many interesting view points.

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candacehartzler

“I have never met a truly compassionate or loving human being who did not have a foundational and even deep trust in the inherent goodness of human nature.”

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