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Title: Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 0824511840 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81
Rating: 5
Summary: A Word of Joy
Comment: There is so much in our every day lives that tries to make us believe that we are no good; we do not count; we don't measure up. Many of us have begun to learn those messages as a small child. Henri Nouwen has a way of letting you know that you do matter and are precious in God's sight. In spite of the fact that I have studied theology, I found that when stressed, a feeling of emptiness often overcame me that I could not explain. I knew that God loved me. I knew that God loves everyone. However, that knowledge was in my head. At a continuing education event, a new friend gave me a copy of this book, urging me to "read it soon". The knowledge that I was loved beyond my wildest imagination sank from my head into the rest of me. I felt joy and love like I had never known before. A silly feeling that I wasn't entitled to all that love was quickly dispelled by the knowledge that God has more love for each of us than we can imagine - even when we become overwhelmed and feel "like bottomless pits of human need". What a liberating word of joy that continues to fill my very being. Read it! You'll be glad you did!
Rating: 5
Summary: Can be Mind Altering
Comment: Life of the Beloved is among the final books published by Nouwen, and in that way is kind of a culmination of much of his life and thought and is thought by many to be his "flagship" work. Truly, it doesn't get much better than this. Reading this book as a Christian can be a mind and, hence, life altering experience. It was written to some of Henri's non-Christian friends about how much God loves them (which is certainly true!). And from the way Henri's life consistently pointed towards Jesus and the Gospel, I am sure that his friendship, love, and words to them in conversation were used by God for the good of the hearers. On that note, I would caution using this book alone as something to give to your non-Christian friends; because as Henri used it, it is best backed up by your life, love for your friends, and pointing them towards Jesus in your day to day life, and not as a gift without a relationship.
The book is clear, and ultra-concise (you could probably read it in a day or two); yet, the message, of how to live as the Beloved of God amidst a world where there are lies about your identity at every turn, could not be more fundamental to how a Christian lives their life. I wholeheartedly recommend and in fact strongly encourage all Christians to read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: An easy-to-read, yet profound explanation of God's Love
Comment: Henri Nouwen's Life of the Beloved provides the reader with a look at how we are all blessed, broken, and given in the Name of the Lord. He originally wrote the book for a friend who asked him about God and spirituality. Nouwen provides the reader with an insight into how God's choosing each one of us as His beloved does not necessarily mean anyone is excluded, a paradox which our society fails to understand and thus rejects. A very insightful book, that is very imporant to me in my journey of faith. Nouwen was a Catholic priest, and I recommend his works to all, especially Catholics.
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Title: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 0385473079 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 0385483481 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 19 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Way of the Heart by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 0345329597 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Wounded Healer by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 0385148038 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1979 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Making All Things New - Reissue by Henri J. M. Nouwen ISBN: 006066326X Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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