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At the time of this death in 1996 Henri Nouwen was already one of the most popular spiritual writers in the world. In part his impact came from his willingness to draw deeply on his own spiritual journey. That journey led him from his home in Holland to America; from a series of prestigious academic posts (including Yale and Harvard) to a Trappist monastery, to the poor of Latin America, and finally to Canada, where he found his final home in a L'Arche community devoted to the care of handicapped adults. In this book we find a spiritual text that reflected the very themes he shared in his writings: the struggle between intimacy, community, and solitude; the gospel challenge of downward mobility; the question of how to make our life and death a gift to others; discovering the face of Christ in the world; realizing our own identity as God's beloved.
Synopsis
With more than 150 photos--most never published before--Michael O'Laughlin tells the amazing story of one of the most popular--and complex--spiritual figures of our time.