Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wild Mans Journey | 1986 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 2 | The Enneagram | 1989 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 3 | Simplicity: The Art of Living | 1991 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 4 | Radical Grace | 1993 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 5 | Near Occasions of Grace | 1993 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 6 | Quest for the Grail | 1994 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 7 | Job and the Mystery of Suffering | 1996 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 8 | Jesus’ Plan for a New World | 1996 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 9 | The Good News According to Luke | 1997 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 10 | Everything Belongs | 1999 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 11 | Hope Against Darkness | 2001 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 12 | Soul Brothers | 2004 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 13 | Falling Upward | 2004 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 14 | Adam’s Return | 2004 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 15 | Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality | 2008 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 16 | The Naked Now | 2009 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 17 | Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent | 2010 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 18 | Breathing Under Water | 2011 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 19 | A Lever and a Place to Stand | 2011 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 20 | What the Mystics Know | 2011 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 21 | From Wild Man to Wise Man | 2011 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 22 | Preparing for Christmas | 2012 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 23 | Yes, and… | 2013 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 24 | Immortal Diamond | 2013 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 25 | Silent Compassion | 2014 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 26 | Eager to Love | 2014 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 27 | A Spring Within Us | 2016 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 28 | The Divine Dance | 2016 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 29 | Just This | 2017 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 30 | What Do We Do with the Bible? | 2018 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 31 | The Universal Christ | 2019 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 32 | The Wisdom Pattern | 2020 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 33 | Every Thing Is Sacred | 2021 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 34 | The World, the Flesh and the Devil | 2021 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 35 | Jesus’ Alternative Plan | 2022 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 36 | Falling Upward, Revised and Updated | 2023 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
| 37 | The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage | 2025 | Richard Rohr | Buy |
Richard Rohr’s non-fiction catalog spans nearly forty years, from The Wild Man’s Journey in 1986 to The Tears of Things in 2025. The books return to a few core themes – contemplative prayer, the wisdom traditions within Christianity, masculine spirituality, the Enneagram, and how suffering and failure can become paths to growth rather than obstacles to avoid.
His earlier works like The Enneagram (1989) and Quest for the Grail (1994) introduced his approach: grounded in Franciscan theology, open to wisdom from other traditions, and more interested in transformation than doctrinal correctness. The middle period brought widely read titles like Everything Belongs (1999), Falling Upward (2004), and The Naked Now (2009), each exploring different facets of contemplative life. In recent years, The Universal Christ (2019) reached his broadest audience yet with its argument that the Christ is present in all of creation.
The collection also includes devotional works like Preparing for Christmas and Wondrous Encounters, topical books on St. Francis and the Bible, and the 2023 revised edition of Falling Upward. Taken together, the books map out a coherent spiritual vision built on paradox, letting go, and attention to the present moment.