Making All Things New - An Invitation to the Spiritual Life

Zusatztext "An instructive and gentle book. Henri Nouwen does more than tell us that solitude and community are essential for the spiritual life. His words impart a spirit that will better enable his readers to provide themselves with these seemingly contradictory necessities." Informationen zum Autor Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932–1996) was the author of The Return of the Prodigal Son and many other bestsellers. He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame universities before becoming the pastor of L’Arche Daybreak near Toronto, Canada, a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities assist each other and create a home together. Klappentext "During the past few years, various friends have asked me, 'What do you mean when you speak about the spiritual life?' Every time this question has come up, I have wished I had a small and simple book which could offer the beginning of a response. I have felt that there was a place for a text that could be read within a few hours and could not only explain what the spiritual life is but also create a desire to live it. This feeling caused me to write Making All Things New ..." "The beginning of the spiritual life is often difficult not only because the powers which cause us to worry are so strong but also because the presence of God's Spirit seems barely noticeable. If, however, we are willing to live a life of prayer and practice the disciplines of solitude and community, a new hunger will make itself known. This new hunger is the first sign of God's presence. When we remain attentive to this divine presence, we will be led always deeper into the kingdom. There, to our joyful surprise, we will discover that the power of our worries is weakening and all things are being made new." - -from Making All Things New Zusammenfassung Newly repackaged! Making All Things New is an eloquent and simple explanation of the spiritual life from Henri J.M. Nouwen! author of Letters to Marc About Jesus and A Letter of Consolation and one of the best-loved spiritual writers of the twentieth century. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: He Nouwen, Henri J M Nouwen, Henri J. M. Nouwen
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.06.1981
• EAN: 9780060663261
• ISBN: 978-0-06-066326-1
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 187 mm x 13 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Religion: general, Theology, Christianity, Christian Churches, denominations, groups, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Spirituality and religious experience, Prayer and prayer books, Religious institutions and organizations, Devotional material, RELIGION: Christianity / General, RELIGION: Christian Living / General, RELIGION: Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, RELIGION: CHRISTIAN THOUGHT, RELIGION: Christian Theology / General, RELIGION: Spirituality, RELIGION: Christian Church / General, RELIGION: Christian Living / Prayer, RELIGION: Christian Ministry / Discipleship, Religion / Christian Thought