From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (Paperback)

~ (Author), Joseph Martos (Author) "Perhaps my single greatest disappointment in most of the world's religions in that they succeeded, against all odds, in making most people afraid of God!..." (more)
Key Phrases: white male system, male spirituality, masculine spirituality, John the Baptist, New York, Richard Rohr (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Saint Anthony Messenger Press (August 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867167408
• ISBN-13: 978-0867167405
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great update to a spiritual classic, October 15, 2005

By	TERRANCE O'SHEI "poverello" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is a major update and revision of "The Wild Man's Journey". All chapters were improved and updated, all were shortened for easy small group use, seven were dropped, and three completely new ones added. We have a much more user-friendly version of 25 to-the-point chapters. The appendix contains a structure for your small men's group and the M.A.L.Es mission statement. You could discuss one chapter of the new book per meeting.

The book is also ideal for a man considering attending the Men's Rites of Passage (MROP) with Richard Rohr. If you know someone considering attending a MROP, you may want to forward this message to them. The new book is one of the suggested Richard Rohr resource items for men considering attending a MROP.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars God Is Also Wild, December 6, 2005

By	Carol Blank (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Richard Rohr begins this revision of "The Wild Man's Journey" by defining God as "wild" in that God does not operate under human rules. God is free, that is, no matter what men do, God is "always the initiator, always good, always available." Men whose lives are based on performance and exercise of control are powerless before such wildness. Rohr pursues the theme with examples from scripture. The story of Abraham, for example, "has nothing to do with order, certitude, clarity, reason, logic, church authority, or merit. This is an utterly free God trying to create a spiritually free people." Additional topics include men's liberation, masculine and feminine spirituality, neither of which is exclusive to one gender; wild male saints; father hunger; male grief; and the powerful powerlessness of God. The appendix offers a structure for a men's group.

Though this work is written primarily for men, it has much to say to anyone who aspires to a deeper relationship with God.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rarely Spoken Truth, August 26, 2006

By	James Vagnoni - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Rohr gives that hard to hear Gospel construct of spirituality that challenges us to accept who we are and not sacrifice our "True Self" to be "one-up" on the next person, or richer, or better; we are challenged to give up judgement for acceptance; we are challenged to follow the core tenet of Christ's teaching (and the Buddha's, for that matter) that we choose compassion over competition -- Win/Win brings more to self and the world that the traditional societal false premise of win/lose. It takes significant courage and honor, typical male virtues, to follow the heart over the dictates of culture and society. Although written for men, the message is clearly applicable to the modern woman