Spiritual Direction gives us the unique and unrivaled experience of having Henri Nouwen as our personal spiritual director, answering our questions about the spiritual life in his wise, comfortable, and engaging style. With Nouwen’s guidance, we can reorient our lives and open the door to true spiritual transformation.
Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships. Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual direction were never written down. Now two of his longtime students, Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, have taken his famous course in spiritual direction and supplemented it with his unpublished writings to create the definitive work on Nouwen’s thoughts on the Christian life. Stories, readings, and thematically organized questions for reflection and guided journal writing provide an unparalleled resource for spiritual direction, both for individuals and for small groups.
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- Published on: 2006-05-23
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Spiritual Direction gives us the unique and unrivaled experience of having Henri Nouwen as our personal spiritual director, answering our questions about the
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Posted May 16, 2006 Book: Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen Harper San Francisco, CA. [Yet to be published, taken from
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith
PW has integrated its print and digital subscriptions, offering exciting new benefits to subscribers, who are now entitled to both the print edition and the digital
- Sales Rank: #65050 in Books
- Published on: 2006-05-23
- Released on: 2006-05-23
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .90″ h x
5.80″ w x
8.40″ l,
.60 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
Spiritual Direction gives us the unique and unrivaled experience of having Henri Nouwen as our personal spiritual director, answering our questions about the spiritual life in his wise, comfortable, and engaging style. With Nouwen’s guidance, we can reorient our lives and open the door to true spiritual transformation.
Henri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships. Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual direction were never written down. Now two of his longtime students, Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, have taken his famous course in spiritual direction and supplemented it with his unpublished writings to create the definitive work on Nouwen’s thoughts on the Christian life. Stories, readings, and thematically organized questions for reflection and guided journal writing provide an unparalleled resource for spiritual direction, both for individuals and for small groups.
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59 of 61 people found the following review helpful.
Clear, Focused, Practical, and Thoughtful — One of Nouwen’s Best
By R. Miller
This is one of the best books on spiritual direction that I have read — and I have read many. It is clear, focused, practical, and thoughtful. It is good as a starting point for one wanting to learn about spiritual direction — and it is good as a resource to re-focus one’s spiritual journey. Each chapter contains both Henri Nouwen’s wonderful insights and “spiritual exercises” for going deeper. The editors have done a masterful job of preparing Henri Nouwen’s writings for publication. I recommend this book very highly.
45 of 47 people found the following review helpful.
Henri Nouwen’s Contribution To Spiritual Direction
By Timothy Kearney
Henri Nouwen was a great promoter of the practice of spiritual direction, but he never wrote a book on the subject. This is surprising since he wrote a wide array of books on just about any given subject in the Christian spiritual quest. He did write a number of articles on the subject, and there are a number of unpublished article and writings pertaining to the subject. Two close friends and associates of Nouwen, Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird have compiled these writings into a book that is entirely Nouwen’s writings (without commentary) and could just be the book Nouwen would have written if he had approached the subject.While the book is meant to be an introduction to spiritual direction for a person interested in the subject, Nouwen’s rich writing and his ability to speak to the heart will make this book a treasure for any reader. The book covers the basic topics that any book on spiritual direction should include. It begins with life’s basic questions, looking at direction in life, the quest for God, and prayer. While the book is ecumenical in approach, Nouwen is indebted his roots in the Roman Catholic tradition. He does not mention different spiritual traditions specifically, e.g. Jesuit, Trappist, or Carmelite, but readers familiar with these approaches will see glimpses of each as well as Nouwen’s unique ability to include the longing and goodness of humanity in general as a way of approaching God.For most of Christian history, spiritual direction was practiced almost exclusively by clergy and religious, and more often than not, the spiritual director was the person’s confessor. It was not the domain of most members of the laity and from what I understand, it was all but non-existent in Christian traditions outside of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Nouwen was one of the early proponents of making this practice available to anyone who desires it. The book will not only be enriching for readers but will be an important resource in years to come.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith
By Anne H. Duffy
Even though I have not entirely finished this book–it is designed to be a slow read–Henri Nouwen is a strong, gentle hand leading the way. His questions to the reader provide an opening into one’s own soul and allows it to grow. He is making my “Long Walk” a most pleasant one and I am so excited and anxious to see where my walk will take me.
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