Richard Rohr, O.F.M. (born in 1943 in Kansas) is a Franciscan friar ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is an internationally known inspirational speaker known for his recorded talks and numerous books.
Rohr was the founder of the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986 where he currently serves as the Founding Director.
Scripture as liberation, the integration of action and contemplation, community building, peace and social justice issues, male spirituality, the Enneagram and eco-spirituality are amongst the many themes that he addresses in his writing and preaching.
He is best known for his writings on spirituality and his audio and video recordings. One of his most popular recordings is The NEW Great Themes of Scripture.
Rohr is a contributing editor and writer for Sojourners Magazine and a contributor to Tikkun Magazine. He was one of several spiritual leaders featured in the 2006 documentary film The Movie.
This bibliography is ordered by the original publication date:
Own works
The Great Themes of Scripture: Old Testament (with Joseph Martos) (1987, reissued St Anthony Messenger Press, 1988) ISBN 978-0867160857
The Great Themes of Scripture: New Testament (with Joseph Martos) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 1988) ISBN 978-0867160987
Why Be Catholic?: Understanding Our Experience and Tradition (with Joseph Martos) (Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 1989) ISBN 978-0867161014
Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool a New Spiritual Journey (with Andreas Ebert) (1990 and 1991, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; Reissue edition 1993) ISBN 978-0824511852
Simplicity, Revised & Updated: The Freedom of Letting Go (1991, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd New edition of Revised edition edition, 2004) ISBN 978-0824521158
The Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (1992, reissued by St Anthony Messenger Press; New edition edition 1996) ISBN 978-0867162790
Near Occasions of Grace (Orbis Books (USA), 1993) ISBN 978-0883448526
Quest for the Grail: Soul Work and the Sacred Journey (1994, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; New edition edition, 1997) ISBN 978-0824516543
The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (with Andreas Ebert) (1995, reissued by Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 2002) ISBN 978-0824519506
Enneagram 2: Advancing Spiritual Discernment (1995, reissued by Gracewing; New Ed edition 2008) ISBN 978-0852443200
Experiencing the Enneagram (with Andreas Ebert) (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 1995) ISBN 978-0824512019
Simplicity: The Art of Living (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd Revised edition edition , 1995) ISBN 978-0824512514
Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount (with John Booker Fisher and J. Feister) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0867162035
Radical Grace: Daily Meditations (with John Bookser Feister, Editor) (1993, reissued by St Anthony Messenger Press, 1996) ISBN 978-0867162578
The Good News According to Luke: Spiritual Reflections (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 1997) ISBN 978-0824514907
Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in a (St Anthony Messenger Press, 2001) ISBN 978-0867164404
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S.; 2nd Revised edition edition , 2003) ISBN 978-0824519957
Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation (Crossroad Publishing Co ,U.S., 2004) ISBN 978-0824522803
Soul Brothers: Men in the Bible Speak to Men Today (with art by Louis S. Glanzman) (Orbis Books (USA), 2004) ISBN 978-1570755347
From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (St Anthony Messenger Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0867167405
Job & the Mystery of Suffering (1996, reissued by Gracewing, 2006) ISBN 978-0852443088
Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality (Saint Anthony Messenger Press, 2008) ISBN 978-0867166590
The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See (The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2009) ISBN 978-0824525439
"The Spiritual Family and the Natural Family" (Tape set reference needed)
Contributions
Foreword in Roots of Violence in the U.S. Culture: A Diagnosis Towards Healing by Richard Alain (Blue Dolphin Publishing, 1999) ISBN 978-1577330431
Foreword in Meal Stories: The Gospel of Our Lives by Kathleen Casey (Thomas More Association, 2000) ISBN 978-0883474952
The Franciscan Opinion in Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ (ed. by Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin) (William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2008) ISBN 978-0802862877)