From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality

I found in this book a unique guide to understand my own spiritual ways and needs, to accept gender related differences and to find happiness while assuming different roles through the way we, men, live and face life stages. I would strongly recommend this book to men in search of inner peace, wisdom for life and transcendental answers.

This book fills a void in masculine spirituality. I recommend it for women too.

American men are in a difficult position these days and have been for quite a while. Flogged for their shallow masculinity and hindered in their search for meaninfgul intimacy, its hard to know how and what to do to achieve real spiritual strength and direction. Richard Rohr has been dealing with this matter for a long time and in this extraordinary book he illuminates how we men got here so quickly and gives us great hope that we can move beyond this state into real, robust, fruitful masculinity and wholeness. An easy, enthralling read for men of all ages and faiths.

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

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. [...]