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by: Henri J. M. Nouwen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.8643
EAN: 9781594710544
ISBN: 1594710546
Label: Ave Maria Press
Manufacturer: Ave Maria Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 60
Publication Date: 2005-07
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Sales Rank: 385702
Studio: Ave Maria Press
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Noted spiritual writer, Henri J. M. Nouwen, wrote a brief reflection on the death of his mother solely for a small circle of family members and friends, but was persuaded to share it with a larger audience in this published version.
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Rating:  - A Heartfelt Look at Grief and Loss
IN MEMORIAM could be called Henri Nouwen's version of C.S. Lewis' A GRIEF OBSERVED. Just as Lewis looked at the questions of good and evil, faith and loss in his classic work about the death of his beloved wife, Nouwen looks at these same issues in this work about losing his mother. When IN MEMORIAM was first published, there were some critics who believed that Nouwen was too quick to publish this work and that he still had grieving issues to work out, yet very quickly the book found an audience ... Read More
Rating:  - Helped Heal My Heart
After my mother's death, I felt the deepest pain of my life. This book helped heal my heart. It is impossible to read without shedding many healing tears.
Rating: - After reading this book, I knew I was grieving, not crazy!
This book helped me through the darkest days after the death of my mother. I thought, I was prepared for her death and being without her. How surprised I was to feel such a deep sense of loss and longing. I thought I was going crazy. After reading the author's reaction to his mother's death and how one grieves, I realized with a thankful heart that I was not crazy. I began to start to heal my broken heart.
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