Job and the Mystery of Suffering: Spiritual Reflections [Paperback]

Richard Rohr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

Richard Rohr, internationally known retreat leader, speaker and writer, plumbs the depths of the Job's story and its relevance for us today. Rohr strips Christian faith down to the essentials, beyond glib answers and a "hand-me-down" experience of God, and points the way to true knowing. In this invigorating exploration, the tension between suffering and faith becomes a powerful means to an authentic, open connection with the divine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824517342
• ISBN-13: 978-0824517342
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Rohr was born in Kansas in 1943. He entered the Franciscans in 1961, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1970. He received his Master's Degree in Theology from Dayton that same year. He now lives in a hermitage behind his Franciscan community in Albuquerque, and divides his time between local work and preaching and teaching on all continents.

He has written numerous books including: Everything Belongs, Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See, On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men, and Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent.

For information on all of the resources from Richard Rohr please visit the Mustard Seed Resource Center at www.cacradicalgrace.org

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, April 6, 2004

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Justin J Giddings (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Job and the Mystery of Suffering: Spiritual Reflections (Paperback)

This book, outside of the Bible, has been the most inspirational book I have ever read. I had to read it for a class, so I approached it grudgingly. Yet now every other page (literally, I'm not kidding) is dog-eared with highlighted and underlined sentences. This book is amazing and I think every Christian should read it. Non-Christians would probably enjoy it to as it deals with probably the largest block to faith: the problem of suffering.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-view Suffering, May 11, 2000

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Christine A. Nienhaus (Germantown, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Job and the Mystery of Suffering: Spiritual Reflections (Paperback)

Richard Rohr's writing is clear and concise. This is an "easy read", meant in only the best way. It is not so deeply theological that one needs training to decode the message. For a topic as difficult as this, he helps the reader review suffering. The title is truly appropriate since bad things do happen to good people - as Job indeed was good yet suffered intensly. Rohr does an excellent job disecting the book of Job and revealing his (and our) relationship with God within the pain, not apart from it.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear View, July 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Job and the Mystery of Suffering: Spiritual Reflections (Paperback)

Richard Rohr has a clear view about suffering. Through Job, Richard, explains away our misconceptions about suffering and leads one into a contemplation of Gods view of the human condition.