Out of solitude;: Three meditations on the Christian life,
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0877930716 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 63 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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He points out that it was in solitude that Jesus discovered the courage to follow God's will. Beautiful and profound in its simplicity, Out of Solitude is as relevant today as when it was written 30 years ago.. He shows us that fruitful love and service spring from a living relationship with God. 30th Anniversary Edition Complete and Unabridged Foreword by Thomas Moore "It is in this solitude that we discover that being is more important than having, and that we are worth more than the result of our efforts."—Henri J.M. Nouwen Drawing on three moments in Jesus' life, Henri Nouwen invites us to consider the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of our contemporary lives
About the AuthorHENRI J.M. He wrote more than 40 books and taught at the University of Notre Dame as well as Yale and Harvard. NOUWEN is one of the most prolific and popular spiritual writers of our time. For the 10 years before his death in 1996, he was part of the L’Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, sharing life with people with developmental disabilities.
I can't believe no one has reviewed this book! Amazon Customer It is one of Nouwen's finest works and one I frequently givemy business clients who are struggling with success driven life stylesand non-caring work environments.I am an older (64) counseling/industrial/ organizational psychologist and currently specialize is exceutive coaching. Books like this help me create and sustain the most fulfilling work I have ever done.The book is simply three short mediations on solitude, actio. Amazon Customer said Beautiful written and tenderly reflective about a deeply needed discipline. Not enough books are written on this topic! Beautiful written and tenderly reflective about a deeply needed discipline. A timeless treasure that I will read over and over agin.. "Help from a Master" according to R. Ogden. I was re-introduced to Henri J. M. Nouwen during Easter Vigil this year. Our Priest Fr. Al Pruitt or perhaps his wife Elanor had left some books for us to read and pray with during our assigned time. Henri J. M. Nouwen's books were among those I chose, and I was moved deeply as I read Out of Solitude. My reaction was to buy several books by Henri J. M. Nouwen, and I have been enriched by each one. Christian mysticism is en
NOUWEN is one of the most prolific and popular spiritual writers of our time. He wrote more than 40 books and taught at the University of Notre Dame as well as Yale and Harvard. For the 10 years before his death in 1996, he was part of the L’Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, sharing life with people with developmental disabilities.. HENRI J.M