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Richard Rohr Books in Order

Richard Rohr has written 37 books, published between 1986 and 2025. The first book is The Wild Mans Journey (1986) and the newest is The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
37
Published
1986–2025
Pages on record
2,498 in 12 of 37 books
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Richard Rohr writes on Christian spirituality from within the Catholic tradition, on contemplation, scripture and the inner life of men. 37 catalogued titles run from The Wild Mans Journey (1986) through The Enneagram (1989), Simplicity: The Art of Living (1991), Near Occasions of Grace (1993), Radical Grace (1993) and Quest for the Grail (1994). The newest is The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage.

How many Richard Rohr books are there?

Richard Rohr has 37 books, released between 1986 and 2025.

Richard Rohr Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 37 Richard Rohr books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Wild Mans Journey by Richard Rohr (1986)
  2. Cover of Simplicity: The Art of Living by Richard Rohr (1991)
  3. Cover of Radical Grace by Richard Rohr (1993)
  4. Cover of Quest for the Grail by Richard Rohr (1994)
  5. Cover of Job and the Mystery of Suffering by Richard Rohr (1996)
  6. Cover of Hope Against Darkness by Richard Rohr (2001)
  7. Cover of Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality by Richard Rohr (2008)
  8. Cover of Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent by Richard Rohr (2010)
  9. Cover of A Lever and a Place to Stand by Richard Rohr (2011)
  10. Cover of Immortal Diamond by Richard Rohr (2013)
  11. Cover of Eager to Love by Richard Rohr (2014)
  12. Cover of The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr (2016)
  13. Cover of The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage by Richard Rohr (2025)
  1. 1
    The Wild Mans Journey1986 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986225
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  2. 2
    The Enneagram1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  3. 3
    Simplicity: The Art of Living1991 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991180
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  4. 4
    Radical Grace1993 · 410 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993410
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  5. 5
    Near Occasions of Grace1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  6. 6
    Quest for the Grail1994 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994191
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  7. 7
    Job and the Mystery of Suffering1996 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996189
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  8. 8
    Jesus' Plan for a New World1996 · confirmed 1/4
    1996–
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  9. 9
    The Good News According to Luke1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    Everything Belongs1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
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  11. 11
    Hope Against Darkness2001 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001182
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  12. 12
    Soul Brothers2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  13. 13
    Falling Upward2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  14. 14
    Adam's Return2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  15. 15
    Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  16. 16
    The Naked Now2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  17. 17
    Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent2010 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010144
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  18. 18
    Breathing Under Water2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  19. 19
    A Lever and a Place to Stand2011 · 111 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011111
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  20. 20
    What the Mystics Know2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  21. 21
    From Wild Man to Wise Man2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  22. 22
    Preparing for Christmas2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    Yes, and...2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  24. 24
    Immortal Diamond2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  25. 25
    Silent Compassion2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  26. 26
    Eager to Love2014 · 294 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014294
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  27. 27
    A Spring Within Us2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  28. 28
    The Divine Dance2016 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016220
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  29. 29
    Just This2017 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017144
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  30. 30
    What Do We Do with the Bible?2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  31. 31
    The Universal Christ2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  32. 32
    The Wisdom Pattern2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  33. 33
    Every Thing Is Sacred2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  34. 34
    The World, the Flesh and the Devil2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  35. 35
    Jesus' Alternative Plan2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  36. 36
    Falling Upward, Revised and Updated2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  37. 37
    The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage2025 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2025208
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Richard Rohr books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

37 books

37 Richard Rohr titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Richard Rohr Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Richard Rohr books run from The Wild Mans Journey (1986) to The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Richard Rohr in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Richard Rohr books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 37 Richard Rohr books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Richard Rohr

Start with The Wild Mans Journey (1986), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Richard Rohr book?

The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage (2025) is the newest Richard Rohr book released so far.

Is there a new Richard Rohr book coming?

No next Richard Rohr book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Richard Rohr at a glance

Still publishing
Richard Rohr published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Richard Rohr books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,498 pages across the 12 of 37 books with a recorded length, a median of 190 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Richard Rohr books, 15 of 37, were published in the 2010s.

What the Richard Rohr books are about

18 of the 37 Richard Rohr books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: catholic church is tagged on 6 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.