In this small but masterly-crafted book, Richard Rohr addresses what Christianity views as the three traditional sources of evil - the world, the flesh and the devil - to encourage us to look beyond our personal moral failings and give us principles for resisting evil on a wider scale. Exploring how Christianity has focused almost exclusively on individual evil, or the sins of the flesh, he offers a gripping interpretation of Jesus' teachings and the writings of Paul the Apostle to show how vital it is that we also understand the often subtle and well-disguised evil of the world and the devil. This book offers no easy solutions. Yet, skilfully distilling half a century of teaching and preaching, The World, the Flesh and the Devil will leave you with a greater understanding of evil and its role in the social issues of our time, and better equipped to recognise and fight it. With his characteristic wisdom and compassion, Rohr offers us principles for resisting the social evils pervading our lives, in which we are all complicit, through Christian contemplation and by reaching out to one another in love.

The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a small but powerful book from bestselling author Richard Rohr that encourages us to resist evil and reach out to one another in love.

About the Author
FR RICHARD ROHR is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director. An internationally known speaker, he teaches on such themes as adult Christian spirituality, men's spirituality, and politics and spirituality, and has published many books, including Falling Upward and Immortal Diamond (SPCK, 2012 and 2013 respectively).

Reviews
I remain one of those grateful for [Richard Rohr} at a time when we urgently need Christian spiritual writers who help a 21st-century readership grasp faith's plausibility and imaginative contribution, while, at the same time, putting the odd back into God. * Mark Oakley, Church Times on THE WORLD, THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL *



Book Information
ISBN 9780281085446
Author Richard Rohr
Format Paperback
Page Count 144
Imprint SPCK Publishing
Publisher SPCK Publishing
Weight(grams) 146g