The Heart of Henri Nouwen His Words of Blessing

by Laird, Rebecca; Christensen, Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780824519858
• ISBN10: 082451985X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Crossroad

Summary

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Nouwen's birth, Crossroad issued this anthology of the best of Henri Nouwen from our list. This volume focuses on the three themes that were closest to his own heart: hope in suffering, a personal relationship with God, and living for others.

Author Biography

Henri J. M. Nouwen, author of more than 40 books, is considered one of the great spiritual writers of modern times. He taught at the University of Notre Dame, Harvard, and Yale, published best-sellers, and spent ten years working with people with mental handicaps in the l'Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, Canada Rebecca Laird is a certified spiritual director and former editor of Sacred Journey, an interfaith spirituality journal for which she conducted the last interview of Henri Nouwen's life. She has written five books and more than 100 articles on the spiritual life Michael J. Christensen, Ph.D., is a member of the board of the Henri Nouwen Society. He studied with Henri Nouwen at Yale Divinity School (1978-1981), and currently teaches spirituality at Drew University, where he directs the Doctor of Ministry Program. He is the author of five books on spirituality

Table of Contents

A Matter of the Heart	p. 7
The Eucharistic Movement of Heart	p. 13
The Divine Heart	p. 21
Choose	p. 33
Affirm the Truth	p. 38
Seek Community	p. 61
Give Thanks	p. 77
Bless	p. 89
Listen in Prayer	p. 94
Cultivate Presence	p. 115
Break	p. 131
Befriend Your Brokenness	p. 136
Put Your Brokenness under the Blessing	p. 146
Give	p. 157
Give in Life	p. 162
Give in Death	p. 171
Have Heart	p. 193
Heart to Heart	p. 197
Notes	p. 203
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