The “Theology” of Richard Rohr

Based on R. Rohr’s book The Universal Christ, this arti-cle presents a very critical review of Rohr’s „theology“. It focuses on Rohr’s crucial theological decisions, on his hermeneutics, his biblical interpretations and some important theological concepts as sin, evil, or christology. It sets Rohr’s view into a critical contrast to the tradition and current literature to particular topics. As concluded in the end, based on the reasons provided, the article doubts that Rohr’s propsal can stand to academic scrutiny.