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| Title Statement | Falling upward: a spirituality for the two halves of life / Richard Rohr ; foreword by Brené Brown. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Spirituality for the 2 halves of life |
| Author | Rohr, Richard |
| Additional Contributors | Brown, Brene |
| Publication | Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,[2024]©2024 |
| Edition | Revised and updated edition. |
| Extent of Item | xxix, 129 pages ; |
| ISBN | 9781394185696 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07212988 |
| Contents | Foreword --The invitation to a further journey --Introduction --The two halves of life --The hero's journey --The first half of life --The tragic sense of life --Stumbling over the stumbling stone --Necessary suffering --Home and homesickness --Amnesia and the big picture --A second simplicity --A bright sadness --The shadowlands --New problems and new directions --Falling upward --Afterword --Coda --Notes --Bibliography --The author. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | "We grow much more spiritually by doing life wrong than by doing it right. However, many people and institutions remain in 'the first half of life' forever, preoccupied with climbing, achieving, and performing. But if you knew there was more to the journey, wouldn't you choose to do the 'first half' quite differently? By facing challenges, mistakes, loss of control, and even suffering in the 'second half of life,' we learn to grow and blossom into the people we are called to be"-- |
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| By Topic | Spiritual formation |
| Spirituality | |
