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This powerful meditation illuminates the parable of the prodigal son found in Luke's Gospel. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that God's love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us.
After an exhausting lecture circuit, Nouwen says he felt "a[...]
30th Anniversary Edition. Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude, and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God's will. And he shows us that fruitful love and service must spring from [...]
Examines the impact of Rome Statute's complementarity principle on two states in which the International Criminal Court has intervened.[...]
"When I first came across Nouwen's phase 'downward mobility, ' it struck me as radical, counterintuitive, and profoundly true. His reminder of Jesus' message goes against nearly everything in modern life, but ignoring it has led to most of the urgent problems we now face: global warming, poverty, an[...]
In the final year before his death in 1996, Henri Nouwen began to write an account of the death of his friend Adam, a severely handicapped young man from the L'Arche Daybreak Community. In the story of Adam he found a way to describe his own understanding of the Gospel message. Adam could not speak [...]
This work encourages readers to trust God and offers insights into the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope compassion and prophetic criticism. It is updated with photography and an introduction by Sue Monk Kidd, author of the bestseller "The Secret Life of Bees."[...]
Can we drink this cup as Jesus did? Henri Nouwen not only raises that question but also wrestles with it on every page. With stories from his family life and his life with people with mental disabilities he challenges us to drink our cup to the bottom, thereby letting it become the cup of our salvat[...]
This twentieth anniversary edition, brings Henri J. M. Nouwen's writings on Eastern Orthodox icons to a new generation and adds to the repackaged Nouwen collection published by Ave Maria Press. With a new foreword by Br. Robert Lentz, a well-known painter of contemporary icons, this classic Nouwen b[...]
Beloved spiritual writer Henri Nouwen is our guide in this unique retelling of the gospel story. Seamlessly woven from his many writings, Jesus: A Gospel juxtaposes gospel texts with Nouwen's own reflections on the life of Jesus.[...]
En åndelig klassiker. I en personlig og engasjerende tekst drar forfatteren oss inn i spørsmålet: Hva vil det si å leve et liv i Jesu Kristi ånd? Nouwen er en sentral forfatter innen åndelighetslitteraturen i vår tid. I Norge er han mest kjent for bestselgeren Den bortkomne sønn vender hjem[...]
Andlig vägledning handlar om att bekräfta sin djupaste längtan efter mening. Då måste alla vardagens upplevelser -- glädje, ensamhet, osäkerhet, tvivel liksom vårt behov av tröst stöd och kärlek -- uppfattas som betydelsefulla, förklarade den andliga vägledare Henri Nouwen.
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När Henri Nouwen första gången möter Rembrandts målning "Den förlorade sonens återkomst" uppstår ett möte som för alltid kommer att förändra hans liv. Gestalterna, ljuset, rörelsen och motivet - hemkomstens evangelium - allt rör vid något djupt personligt. Genom konstverket får han h[...]
"Denna bok är min hemliga dagbok. Den skrevs under den värsta perioden av mitt liv, från december 1987 till juni 1988. Det var en tid av svår ångest då jag undrade om jag skulle orka hålla kvar livet. Allt rasade -- självkänslan, kraften att leva och arbeta, känslan av att vara älskad, ho[...]
I kyrkan talas det ofta om andligt ledarskap. Men vad innebär det egentligen att vara en andlig ledare?
Utifrån sina egna erfarenheter av arbete med förståndshandikappade målar den andlige vägledaren Henri Nouwen bilden av ett annorlunda ledarskap. Ledaren är en sårbar tjänare, s[...]