Letter of Consolation, a - Reissue - Softcover

Nouwen, Henri J M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060663146 ISBN 13: 9780060663148

Publisher: HarperOne, 1990

Synopsis

Finding faith in a time of sorrow Beloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation dedicated to "all those who suffer the pain that death can bring and who search for new life."

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Review:

"An essay in the form of a long letter to [Nouwen's] father after the death of his mother. One might well pass it on to anyone who is going through a period of grief after loss."--Christian Century

"On the long road it's good to have Nouwen and his diving rod. Deftly he bends toward the drop of spiritual wisdom caked in the most ordinary things."--Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking

"Recognized for the depth and warmth of his spiritual communication, Father Nouwen grapples with death, a particular death--his mother's...An intelligent, loving letter to a Christian facing a powerful enemy, death."--Lutheran Libraries

About the Author:

Henri J.M. Nouwen was a world-renowned spiritual guide, counselor, and bestselling author of over forty books that many today consider spiritual classics. He taught at the universities of Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame before becoming the senior pastor of L'Arche Daybreak in Toronto, Canada, a community where men and women with intellectual disabilities and their assistants create a home for one another.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0060663146
• ISBN 13: 9780060663148
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96