The Fire Within
Ronald Rolheiser
For most religious people, the words God and sex never go together. God is conceived of as holy, pure, sexless, and as morally above the raw desires that so powerfully beset us. Sex, on the other hand, is conceived of as earthy and unholy, something we must snatch, and not without guilt, from the gods. Christianity has struggled mightily with sex; so too have most other religions. And yet when we look at sexual desire and ask where it comes from, there can be only one answer. It comes from God. This is a book on desire, its experience, its origins, its meaning, and how it might be generatively channeled. Sexuality is inside us to help lure us back to God, but dealing with this fire inside us is a lifelong struggle. Ron Rolheiser sheds light on this mystery and the journey it takes us on in these tantalizing fragments that help give us permission to feel what we feel and know that God is still smiling on us.
Author - Ronald Rolheiser.
Narrator - Br. Benedict Young.
Published Date - Tuesday, 03 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
For most religious people, the words God and sex never go together. God is conceived of as holy, pure, sexless, and as morally above the raw desires that so powerfully beset us. Sex, on the other hand, is conceived of as earthy and unholy, something we must snatch, and not without guilt, from the gods. Christianity has struggled mightily with sex; so too have most other religions. And yet when we look at sexual desire and ask where it comes from, there can be only one answer. It comes from God. This is a book on desire, its experience, its origins, its meaning, and how it might be generatively channeled. Sexuality is inside us to help lure us back to God, but dealing with this fire inside us is a lifelong struggle. Ron Rolheiser sheds light on this mystery and the journey it takes us on in these tantalizing fragments that help give us permission to feel what we feel and know that God is still smiling on us. Author - Ronald Rolheiser. Narrator - Br. Benedict Young. Published Date - Tuesday, 03 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:16
Chapter 2
Duration:00:09:27
Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
Duration:00:05:47
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:05:59
Chapter 7
Duration:00:06:59
Chapter 8
Duration:00:06:38
Chapter 9
Duration:00:06:25
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:22
Chapter 11
Duration:00:06:27
Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
Duration:00:06:19
Chapter 14
Duration:00:06:24
Chapter 15
Duration:00:06:41
Chapter 16
Duration:00:06:13
Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:06:50
Chapter 21
Duration:00:06:11
Chapter 22
Duration:00:06:34
Chapter 23
Duration:00:06:46
Chapter 24
Duration:00:06:03
Chapter 25
Duration:00:00:15