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by: Henri J. M. Nouwen
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.482
EAN: 9781570757020
ISBN: 157075702X
Label: Orbis Books
Manufacturer: Orbis Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
Publisher: Orbis Books
Sales Rank: 40717
Studio: Orbis Books
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Rating: - self-emptied heart
I have numerous books by Henri Nouwen, but this one has to be my favorite. Its message is that of authenticity through humility: we must relinquish our desire to be powerful if we are to obey Christ, who desired to make us whole. Nouwen wrote, "the mystery of our ministry is that we are called to serve not with our power but with our powerlessness." We are "sent into the world naked, vulnerable and weak." We cannot be followers of Christ, serving "our neighbors for their sake and not our own," unless ... Read More
Rating: - Un-ambition
First published in 1981 as a series of articles in "Sojourners" magazine, The Selfless Way of Christ is Henri Nouwen at his best. Although the themes won't be unfamiliar to readers of his books, his presentation of them here is succinct and eloquent. The van Gogh sketches that accompany the text are also beautiful and haunting.
In The Selfless Way of Christ, Nouwen argues that the way of the Christian is the way of Christ: what he marvellously calls "downward mobility." Just as Jesus ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing view our life with Christ
This is an amazing view of how we need to be when we have submitted ourselves to Christ. A must read for the next setp.
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