Henri Nouwen: His Life and Vision - Softcover

O'Laughlin, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570758220 ISBN 13: 9781570758225

Publisher: Orbis Books, 2009

Synopsis

Through more than fifty books Henri Nouwen, the Dutch priest and writer, touched countless people with his compelling interpretation of Christian faith. His immense impact came in part from his willingness to draw deeply on his own experience, inviting readers to share his spiritual journey. Nouwen's life was itself a spiritual text that reflected the very themes he shared in his books: the struggle between intimacy, community and solitude; the gospel challenge to follow Christ in "downward mobility: the question of how to make our life and death a gift to others; discovering the face of Christ in the world; and realizing our own identity as God's beloved.

Richly illustrated with 140 photosmany never before publishedHenri Nouwen provides a many-faceted portrait of one of the most beloved spiritual writers of our time.

About this title

About the Author

Michael O'Laughlin served as Nouwen's teaching assistant at Harvard Divinity School. He is the editor of Nouwen's award-winning Jesus: A Gospel, and the author of God's Beloved: A Spiritual Biography of Henri Nouwen. He is a spiritual director at the Healing Center in Arlington, Massachusetts.

Review

"I still believe deeply that our few years on this earth are part of a much longer event that stretches out far beyond the boundaries of our birth and death. I think of it as a mission into time, a mission that is very exhilarating and even exciting, mostly because the One who sent me on the mission is waiting for me to come home and tell the story of what I have learned."

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1570758220
• ISBN 13: 9781570758225
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 172