Books : Henri Nouwen: A Restless Seeking for God
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by: Jurjen J Beumer
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 282.092
EAN: 9780824516772
ISBN: 082451677X
Label: The Crossroad Publishing Company, Inc.
Manufacturer: The Crossroad Publishing Company, Inc.
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: August 25, 1997
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company, Inc.
Sales Rank: 1311305
Studio: The Crossroad Publishing Company, Inc.
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With the cooperation of Henri Nouwen, Jurjen Beumer spent the last decade following him closely, researching and writing this incisive biography of one of the most renowned figures of our time. This seminal work traces the arc of Henri Nouwen's life from beginning to end, revealing a restless seeker who gradually became more at home with God than with himself.
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Rating:  - The Most Disappointing Biography of All
The author, an acknowledged friend of Henri Nouwen, suggests in his preface that he took a researcher's more objective approach to writing about Nouwen than writing from his personal knowledge of the man as friend. This is the poorest approaach anyone could choose. If I were a friend who was writing a biography about another friend, there is absolutely no question that I would write the story from my personal interactions than from research. I must say that this book, as a result of the very ... Read More
Rating:  - Deeply insightful and inspiring
Beumer's overview of Nouwen's life, work, theology and spirituality is a remarkable gift coming so soon after Nouwen's untimely death. One is drawn deeper into reflection, not only on Nouwen's thoughts about "home," "community," "ministry," "service," etc., but, unavoidably, into one's own heart and soul. The author does not present Nouwen as a "canned" saint, but truly as a "restless seeker," a real person with positive and negative traits -- someone who, throughout his life, tried with all his ... Read More
Rating:  - Insightful biography and study of Henri Nouwen
The original text of this insightful biography and study of Henri J. M. Nouwen was completed by his longstanding friend, Jurjen J. Beumer, but was not yet at the printers when the great spiritual writer suddenly and unexpected died at the age of 64 in September 1996. So with minimal changes, including the addition of a final tribute by Jurjen J. Beumer to Nouwen, and an account of his final days, we have this first detailed `portrait' of Nouwen published within a year of his death.
A key ... Read More
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