""The Wounded Healer" is a hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those men and women who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse cultures and religious traditions in preparing a new model for ministry. Weaving keen cultural analysis with ..."
The Inner Voice of Love(Reprint) A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom by HenriNouwen Paperback, 118 Pages, Published 1999 by Image Books ISBN-13: 978-0-385-48348-3, ISBN: 0-385-48348-1
"This is Henri Nouwen's "secret journal." It waswritten during the most difficult period of his life, when he suddenly lost his self-esteem, his energy to live and work, his sense of being loved, even his hope in God. Although he experienced excruciating anguish and despair, he was still able to keep a journal in which he wrote a spiritual imperative to himself each day that emerged from his conversations with friends and supporters. For ..."
Reaching Out(Reprint) The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life by HenriNouwen, J. M. Nouwen Paperback, 165 Pages, Published 1986 by Image ISBN-13: 978-0-385-23682-9, ISBN: 0-385-23682-4
"With the clarity and depth characteristic of the classics, this spiritual bestseller lays out a perceptive and insightful plan for living a spiritual life and achieving the ultimate goal of that life -- union with God. Nouwen views our spiritual "ascent" as evolving in three movements. The first, from loneliness to solitude, focuses on the spiritual life as it relates to the experience of our own selves. The second, from hostility to ho ..."
"In this provocative essay on that least understood virtue, compassion, the authors challenge themselves and us with these questions: Where do we place compassion in our lives? Is it enough to live a life in which we hurt one another as little as possible? Is our guiding ideal a life of maximum pleasure and minimum pain? Compassion answers no.After years of study and discussion among themselves, with other religious, and with men and wom ..."
"[CDATA]In times of suffering, simplistic answers ring empty and hollow. But Henri Nouwen, beloved spiritual thinker and author, offers real comfort in the concrete truth of God's constancy. Nouwen suggests that by greeting life's pains with something other than despair, we can find surprising joy in our suffering. He suggests that the way through suffering is not in denial, but rather in living fully in the midst of the trials life brin ..."
Creative Ministry by HenriNouwen Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1991 by Image Books By Doubleday And Company ISBN-13: 978-0-385-12616-8, ISBN: 0-385-12616-6
"According to Henri Nouwen, the bestselling spiritual writer, every Christian is a minister—trying to live his life in the light of the Gospel. Creative Ministry is a thoughtful examination of the various complex tasks that are part of that way of life. Separate chapters treat each of the five areas that Nouwen considers the primary responsibilities of the minister: teaching, preaching, counseling, organizing, and celebrating. He show ..."
"A provocative essay that places compassion at the heart of Christian life as a counterbalance and a challenge to a world governed far too long by principles of power and destructive control."
Adam(1st Edition) God's Beloved by HenriNouwen Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 1997 by Orbis Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-133-2, ISBN: 1-57075-133-1
"Henri Nouwen completed Adam: God's Beloved just weeks before his death in 1996. It is a personal memoir about his friendship with Adam, a severely handicapped man he knew at the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Canada. Although Adam could not speak and was wracked with violent seizures, Nouwen called Adam "my friend, my teacher, and my guide," and credited Adam with renewing his faith in a particularly dark period of life. Thanks to ..."
In Memoriam(1st Edition) by HenriNouwen Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1984 by Ave Maria Press,U.S. ISBN-13: 978-0-87793-197-3, ISBN: 0-87793-197-6
"Henri Nouwen shares his intensely personal feelings at the time of his mother's death . . . a moving account that deepens into a story of a life of faith in which we see the profound relationship between death and faith. In Memoriam is a book that offers a strength and comfort to the bereaved, and significant pastoral value to all who minister to the dying and their loved ones."
The Dance of Life Weaving Sorrows and Blessings Into One Joyful Step by Michael Ford, HenriNouwen Paperback, 219 Pages, Published 2006 by Ave Maria Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59471-087-2, ISBN: 1-59471-087-2
"In this new anthology, Michael Andrew Ford gathers Henri J.M. Nouwen's selectionsthat encourage us to embrace our imperfections and find the transforming power ..."
"One of the most popular of contemporary spiritual writers offers a profound and beautiful reflection on the meaning of the Eucharist for ourselves and our communities. The word "eucharist", Nouwen tells us, originally comes from the Greek for "thanksgiving". And while the ancient source provides one dimension of the Christian experience, Nouwen finds that the wisdom of prior insights no longer suffices in a world changing as rapidly as ..."
Clowning in Rome Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation by HenriNouwen, Sue Mosteller Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2000 by Image ISBN-13: 978-0-385-49999-6, ISBN: 0-385-49999-X
"A classic work by one of this century's most beloved spiritual writers now reissued.The inspirational writings of Henri Nouwen have touched millions of readers all over the world, and since his death in September 1996, widespread recognition of their enduring value has continued to grow. Now, after being unavailable for several years, Nouwen's Clowning in Rome is available again as an Image trade paperback. In this classic account of th ..."
Our Greatest Gift(Reprint) by HenriNouwen Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1995 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-066355-1, ISBN: 0-06-066355-3
"One of the best-loved spiritual writers of our time—an author ranked with C.S. Lewis and Thomas Merton—Henry J.M. Nowuen, takes a moving, personal look at human mortality in Our Greatest Gift. A meditation on dying and caring, Our Greatest Gift gently and eloquently reveals the gifts that the living and dying can give to one another. The beloved bestselling author of With Open Hands, The Wounded Healer, and Making All Things New shares ..."
Seeds of Hope(Reprint) Thoughts to Nourish a New Spirituality by Robert Durback, HenriNouwen Paperback, 213 Pages, Published 1990 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-553-34996-2, ISBN: 0-553-34996-1
"The inspirational writings of Henri Nouwen have touched millions of readers all over the world. With his death in September 1996 there was a tremendous outpouring of tribute to him and clear recognition of the importance of his writings. Much beloved as a lecturer, author, and spiritual guide--he brought a message of hope and healing which found resonance in today's world. In the inspiring pages of the revised edition of Seeds Of Hope-- ..."
Heart Speaks to Heart Three Prayers to Jesus by HenriNouwen Paperback, 64 Pages, Published 1989 by Ave Maria Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87793-388-5, ISBN: 0-87793-388-X
"With frequent entreaty and some hesitation, Father Nouwen decided to try to write about the Sacred Heart. But instead of writing about the Sacred Heart, he "began to discern in my own heart a real desire to speak to the heart of Jesus and be heard." The result is an extraordinary book that expresses the longings and expectations of the human heart responding to the heart of Jesus as revealed in the gospels."
Letters to Marc About Jesus(1st Edition) by HenriNouwen Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 1988 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-066315-5, ISBN: 0-06-066315-4
"“[We] read Nouwen…to discover new possibilities in our faith.”—New Review of Books and ReligionA profound and beautiful collection of intimate writings, Henry J.M. Nouwen’s Letters to Marc About Jesus recalls the author’s correspondences with his teenage nephew, a boy struggling with issues of faith and spirituality in an apathetic age. The much-beloved author of The Wounded Healer and With Open Hands—named alongside such notables as C. ..."
Lifesigns(1st Edition) Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective by HenriNouwen, Mona Mark Hardcover, 127 Pages, Published 1986 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-385-23627-0, ISBN: 0-385-23627-1
"Best-selling author Henri Nouwen shows how three of the most vital elements of human life offer Christians the essential key to a life filled with hope and love.From the Trade Paperback edition."
Clowning in Rome(1st Edition) Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer, and Contemplation by HenriNouwen Paperback, 110 Pages, Published 1979 by Galilee Trade ISBN-13: 978-0-385-15129-0, ISBN: 0-385-15129-2
"A classic work by one of this century's most beloved spiritual writers now reissued.The inspirational writings of Henri Nouwen have touched millions of readers all over the world, and since his death in September 1996, widespread recognition of their enduring value has continued to grow. Now, after being unavailable for several years, Nouwen's Clowning in Rome is available again as an Image trade paperback. In this classic account of th ..."
"Henri Nouwen's timeless wisdom reminds us once again of the transformation that love brings, both when we allow ourselves to give love with abandon and when we allow ourselves to receive love. In six weeks of daily devotions inspired by the words of Henri Nouwen and intertwined with Scripture and prayer, Hope for Caregivers summons us away from our lists for a few moments each day and draws us to a fresh framework for the experience of ..."
"Beloved spiritual writer Henri Nouwen is our guide in this unique retelling of the gospel story. Seamlessly woven from his many writings, Jesus juxtaposes gospel texts with Nouwen s own reflections on the life of Jesus. As Michael O Laughlin notes in his introduction, What the early church called the good news was often communicated by one person reaching out to another. . . This is what Henri Nouwen did. He was a teacher, a man sent fr ..."