AUTHORS WE LOVE
“Mature spirituality has invariably insisted on soul friends, gurus, confessors, mentors, masters, and spiritual directors for individuals, and prophets and truth speakers for groups and institutions.”
Richard Rohr, Falling Upwards (p.157)
Here we list some of the authors who have inspired us with their writing:
Anthony de Mello
Anthony de Mello (1931-1987) was an Indian Jesuit priest and psychotherapist known for his spiritual teaching, numerous books and public speaking. He continues to be known for his storytelling, which drew from the various mystical traditions of both East and West.
Ilia Delio
Ilia Delio is an American Franciscan theologian specializing in the area of science and religion, with interests in evolution, physics and neuroscience and the importance of these to theology. She is the founder of the Center for Christogenesis and is acknowledged as a foremost interpreter of Teilhard de Chardin.
Judy Cannato
Judy Cannato was an American author, retreat facilitator, and spiritual director. Married with two grown sons, Cannato concentrated on the relationship between science and religion in her retreats and writings. Judith Cannato died from a rare form of cancer on May 7, 2011, at the age of 62.
Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox is an American priest and theologian. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Catholic Church, he became a member of the Episcopal Church following his expulsion from the order in 1993. Fox has written 35 books that have been translated into 68 languages and have sold millions of copies and by the mid-1990s had attracted a "huge and diverse following". He is known for his conception of Creation Theology.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, poet, scholar, and human rights activist. He is the author of more than sixty books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Nhat_Hanh
Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr, an American Franciscan priest and theologian is the author of numerous books and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. Rohr's notable works include The Universal Christ, Falling Upward, and Everything Belongs. His spirituality is rooted in Christian mysticism and the perennial tradition.
Diarmuid O'Murchu
Diarmuid O’Murchu, a member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order, and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, is a social psychologist whose early working life had been in social ministry, predominantly in London, UK. In more recent years he has worked as a workshop leader and group facilitator, conducting programmes on Adult Faith Development across several countries. He is a widely read author of numerous books.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) was a 20th-century Jesuit scientist and religious thinker. Although his ideas on science and religion still leave many readers perplexed, his prophetic insights, born out of an acute scientific mind and a deeply Ignatian spirit, enabled him to approach world religions by placing religion in a cosmic evolutionary framework.
Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson is an American Catholic feminist theologian. She is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Theology at Fordham University, New York City, and a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood. The National Catholic Reporter has called Johnson "one of the country's most prominent and respected theologians."