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by: Henri J. M. Nouwen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9781570751929
ISBN: 1570751927
Label: Orbis Books
Manufacturer: Orbis Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-03
Publisher: Orbis Books
Sales Rank: 401105
Studio: Orbis Books
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Every phrase of Henri Nouwen's life expressed his conviction that intimacy with Christ requires active involvement with powerless people in the world. This conviction is the organizing theme of The Road to Peace, edited by John Dear, which contains dozens of essays, interviews, and occasional writings. His reflections on the March on Selma in 1965, the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr., the legacy of Oscar Romero, and his work with handicapped people at the L'Arche communities are especially affecting. Because this book so thoroughly integrates Nouwen's spiritual beliefs and social concerns, The Road to Peace may be the best one-volume introduction to his work available. --Michael Joseph Gross
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Rating: - Revealing new dimensions of Henri Nouwen
In 1989, Jesuit activist John Dear was demonstrating in Washington with a group of homeless people when he was arrested. While waiting in jail he discovered that he had a slim volume by Henri Nouwen, recently given to him by a Trappist monk friend, in his coat pocket. Dear began reading it and was hooked. He subsequently wrote to Nouwen and so began a correspondence of faith and friendship that lasted until Nouwen's death in 1996.
In `The Road to Peace', Dear presents an under-appreciated ... Read More
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