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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780006280866
ISBN: 0006280862
Label: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: April 08, 1998
Publisher: Zondervan
Sales Rank: 18455
Studio: Zondervan
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Henri Nouwen, who died in 1996, was one of the most significant writers on spirituality of the late twentieth century. Reaching Out combines two of his most popular books in one volume.
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Someone once quipped that Henri Nouwen was such a gifted writer that anything he scribbled out even on a discarded bus ticket deserved to get published! Having read many of his published works, I would nod heartily at that hyperbolic statement! There is in Nouwen's simple and beautiful literary expressions a profound grasp of life in the Spirit with all its odd tensions and paradoxes. This shows in the schema he uses in this book which sees the progress in the spiritual life not so much as a ladder ... Read More
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Nouween explains there are three transition states of spirituality comprised of the following:
1.) From loneliness to solitude,
2.) From hostility to hospitality, and
3.) From illusion to prayer.
The book itself is refreshing in the sense human loneliness is taken to its bottom components leading to the acceptance of solitude. By seeking out others for console people do not directly deal with hurt themselves or seek prayer in God.
"Often we ... Read More
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I've been reading Henri Nouwen's Reaching Out over the last week or so and it's been impacting me deeply.
I feel like I have been lonely for as long as I can remember. There have been moments thick with the physical presence of friends & family. And there were times where I managed to gain enough attention or popularity to almost muffle the pangs of isolation in my gut. I used to think of those "distracted" periods as high points - when I'd achieved the connectedness I craved. I'm realizing ... Read More
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I read 3 Nouwen books at once, and while all of them were excellent, "Reaching Out" was the best of 3 great books for spiritual reading.
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After doing 20 minutes of meditation our Centering Prayer group discusses a spiritual book. The group has found this book to be excellent and it provides a base for a lot of discussion
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