Immortal Diamond by bestselling author and spiritual teacher Richard Rohr explores the deepest questions of identity, spirituality and meaning.
FR RICHARD ROHR is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director. An internationally known speaker, he teaches on such themes as adult Christian spirituality, men's spirituality, and politics and spirituality, and has published many books, including Just This, The Divine Dance, Immortal Diamond and Falling Upward (SPCK, 2018, 2016, 2013 and 2012 respectively).
The power of Immortal Diamond is impossible to exaggerate. With the
cutting skills of a surgeon and the heart of a Franciscan, Richard
exposes the misperceptions and counterfeits that have shaped our
faith. He then promises and delivers a "staggering change of
perspective" along with a taste of the intimacy of all love, both
human and divine. Every word is a rare gift from a true elder and a
worthy guide. -- Paula D'Arcy, author, Gift of the Red Bird and
Waking Up to This Day
For a growing number of us, reading Richard Rohr is like sitting
around the tribal fire, listening to the village elder give words
to that which we've always known to be true; we just didn't know
how to say it. Profound, intelligent, wise, and passionate, this
book continues Richard's great work in showing us what vibrant,
Jesus-centered faith looks like . . . -- Rob Bell, pastor; author
of Love Wins and Velvet Elvis
This book is the ripe fruit of a life courageously and honestly
lived. Such profound wisdom conveyed with such elegant simplicity!
-- Cynthia Bourgeault, author, The Wisdom Way of Knowing, The
Meaning of Mary Magdalene, and The Wisdom Jesus
How well do we know ourselves? So many roles and identities shape
individual lives that it's easy to be confused about what is
authentically "us." Rohr leads a narrative excursion to the "True
Self," the core of character that lies like a diamond buried
within. Writing for secular seekers, the author claims that
individuals need to allow the false self to fall away in order to
get in touch with the true self, allowing it to breathe and
flourish. Grasping onto the superficial identities of the false
self, such as job, class, race, or accomplishments, can keep people
from being the loving and generous conduits of the Divine that they
are meant to be. God is always communicating with humans, but those
who cling to ego and social position can't hear these divine
messages. The author makes clear that it is not easy to shed this
falseness for truth in the inner life, but it is a spiritual path
well worth the effort. * Publishers Weekly *
[On THE DIVINE DANCE]: Finding the sweet spot where contemporary
science meets ancient mysticism, and theology meets poetry, The
Divine Dance sketches a beautiful choreography for a life
well-lived. In our joy or our pain, true life is always relational,
a flow, a dance. (And was always meant to be.) -- Bono, U2
Rohr and Morrell have given us a liberating and yet totally
orthodox invitation into the life of God. This book is a
celebration of the Trinity, not as bad math (1+1+1=3), and not as
baffling mystery to avoid, but as the divine movement of love. The
Divine Dance is an example of why Rohr has had such a profound
influence on so many Christians seeking to balance reason and
mystery, action and contemplation, not to mention faith and real
life. -- Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastor, House for All Sinners and
Saints, Author, Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong
People
Richard Rohr is one of the great spiritual masters of our time,
indeed of any time. His superb new book on the Trinity is vintage
Rohr: clearheaded, provocative, inspiring, challenging, and, most
of all, suffused with the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Trinity
will of course always remain a profound mystery, but after reading
Father Rohr's book, you will experience it as a mystery that can,
and will, transform your life. -- James Martin, SJ, Author, Jesus:
A Pilgrimage and Seven Last Words
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