Thoughtful reflection to inspire and inspirit
[which began a friendship],
Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company
[Originally published 1992]
Read by Henri Nouwen
Nouwen, born Henri Jozef Machiel [Nouen] in Nijkerk Netherlands January 24th 1932.
Nouwen authored 40 b0oks on spiritual life. His books are widely read today by Protestants and Catholics alike. The Wounded Healer, In the Name of Jesus, The Life of the Beloved, and The Way of the Heart are just a few of the more widely recognized titles.
After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, in 1986 he accepted the position of pastor and went to share his life with mentally handicapped people at Daybreak, the L'Arche community, founded by Jean Vanier, near Toronto, Canada.
After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical Journey, he died in September 1996 from a sudden heart attack.
After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, in 1986 he accepted the position of pastor and went to share his life with mentally handicapped people at Daybreak, the L'Arche community, founded by Jean Vanier, near Toronto, Canada.
After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical Journey, he died in September 1996 from a sudden heart attack.
4 comments:
I haven't read Henri Nouwen for a long time, but what I have read I loved.
@ Kathryn - glad to know that, Kathryn. I've found the same and like the added personal connxn with the video clips.
Nouwen is one of my favorite contemplatives/authors.
~~Elaine
I've read bits and pieces of his work before. Thanks for the link to the video.
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