The author was challenged to write this book by a friend who did not understand the Christian faith. In explaining it to him, the author draws from his own experience to write in a direct and personal way about "Being", "Becoming" and "Living" as the beloved of God. Friendship with God is everlasting, he affirms, opening new and exciting ...
Nouwen discusses how our own wounds can help us sympathize with those of others, and how we can understand that pain as a reflection of the suffering of our own time.
Henri Nouwen undertakes to talk about Christian leadership and provides a profile in stark contrast to worldly values. His ideal leader is a praying leader, a vulnerable leader, a trusting leader, one who voluntarily chooses a life of downward mobility.
For the countless men and women who have to live through the pain of broken relationships or who suffer from the loss of a loved one, "The Inner Voice of Love" offers new courage, new hope, and even new life.
For nearly 25 years, this classic work has spoken profoundly to people searching for God as well as those who are veterans in the joy and struggle of prayer. With gentle simplicity and challenging insight, Nouwen invites readers to embark on a prayerful journey, confront their fears of silence, to let go of false securities, and enter the ...
The last book published before Nouwen's death in 1996, Can You Drink the Cup? has been translated into ten languages and sold more than 135,000 copies. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question Jesus asked his friends James and John, Nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to ...
One of America's most popular spiritual writers sheds light on the many places in everyday life where God dwells and calls us. In his enormously popular and insightful style, Henri J. M. Nouwen speaks of finding joy in the midst of the pressures of life, even during times of grief and suffering. He also writes eloquently of the great benefits of ...
Henri Nouwen considers the parable of the Prodigal Son, the painting by Rembrandt, and his own life journey, exploring themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation as well as those of loneliness, dejection, jealousy, and anger.
A collection of 366 interlocking meditations. Revealing Nouwen's own "personal creed", it conveys the challenge of faith that is repeated over and over in every serious Christian life. It explores the nature of simple human experience, the surrender to Christ and the Church as Christianity community.
In this new anthology, Michael Andrew Ford gathers Henri J.M. Nouwen's selections that encourage us to embrace our imperfections and find the transforming power of God at work within them. Spiritual refreshment and guidance through the darkness, loneliness, and turmoil of life's challenges.
Noted spiritual writer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, wrote a brief reflection on the death of his mother solely for a small circle of family members and friends, but was persuaded to share it with a larger audience in this published version.
With clarity and spiritual depth, this guide presents a three-part plan for living the Christian spiritual life and achieving the ultimate goal of that life--union with God.
The author shares his moving and inspirational thoughts on what aging can mean to all of us. It is a warm, caring book that shows us how to make the later years a source of hope rather than a time of loneliness. B & W photographs throughout
Henri Nouwen has shaped the spirituality of several generations of believers from all of the major Christians denominations. Hillary Clinton and many others count him among the most inspiring people. From popular professor at Harvard and Yale to simple chaplain of L'Arche, a living community of mentally handicapped people and their friends, Fr. ...
Here is a gentle book about coming to terms with death. Reflecting on the deaths of friends and loved ones, as well as his own, inevitable time - he looks at death as a gift and a chance for us all to impart hope to others. In embracing death, says Nouwen, one comes to ask: 'How can I so live that I can continue to be fruitful when I am no longer ...
"Home Tonight" follows the path of Catholic priest Nouwen's spiritual homecoming. Prior to writing his great classic, "The Return of the Prodigal Son," Nouwen suffered a personal breakdown followed by a time of healing solitude, when he experienced profound and inspiring life lessons.
This is a book of meditations penned by famed Catholic writer Henri Nouwen, growing out of his contemplation of icons during sojourns at l'Arche, a community for people with mental handicaps in Trosly, France.
The author explores three vital aspects of Christianity, showing how, together, they offer an essential key to a life free from the domination of fear and filled instead with hope and love. Illustrated.
First published in 1980 - and reissued here with a feisty new introductory essay - "The Promise of Paradox" launched Parker J. Palmer's career as an author and his ongoing exploration of the contradictions that vex and enrich our lives. In this probing and heartfelt book, the distinguished writer, teacher, and activist examines some of the ...
In this rare, previously unpublished interview Henri Nouwen, one of the most deeply loved spiritual teachers of recent times, reflects on themes that were central to his life and thought. Beloved records in both spoken and written form a treasured conversation that took place in the summer of 1992 at a retreat center in England. The CD enables one ...
A classic from the distinguished theologian Henri Nouwen, who died in 1996. Here he offers reflections on the spiritual path of solitude, silence, and prayer.
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Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
