Turning the wheel : Henri Nouwen and our search for God / Jonathan Bengtson and Gabrielle Earnshaw, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bengtson, Jonathan.

Earnshaw, Gabrielle.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nouwen, Henri J. M.

Physical Description:

xvi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books ; Toronto, Ont. : Novalis, [2007]

Summary:

With an appeal that crosses religious and denominational boundaries, Nouwen's work touches an ever-widening audience of students, ministers, and spiritual seekers. The essays gathered here were presented at a recent conference in Toronto marking the aniversary of his death. Together they assess the reasons for Nouwen's extraordinary popularity and the relevance of his spiritual message today.

Contents:

Introduction / Nathan Ball

A brother's memorial / Paul Nouwen

We are weak and strong as God is merciful and just : Henri Nouwen and our search for God in western culture / Mary Jo Leddy

The work of Henri Nouwen as a meeting place for eastern and western Christians / Gregory Jensen

Suffering and healing : Henri Nouwen and Korean Protestants / KangHack Lee

What a friend we have in Henri : reflections on the influence of Henri Nouwen on Protestant Evangelicals / Paul Johansen

Dancing the grace of God : African American liturgical dance in light of Nouwen's Turn my mourning into dancing / JoAnn Ford Watson and Emily Pardue

Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, and Donald Nicholl : pilgrims of wisdom and peace / Michael W. Higgins

Nouwen, Emerson, and the emerging of the American vision / Michael O'Laughlin

Otherness and justice in the thought of Paul Ricoueur and Henri Nouwen / Jeremy Wiebe

A spirituality of imperfection / Wil Hernandez

Reflection on the biographers' panel / Peter Naus

Prefer nothing to Christ : the influence of the Rule of St. Benedict on contemporary seekers of God / Constance Joanna Gefvert

Compassion in the lives of Vincent van Gogh and Henri Nouwen / Carol Berry

A rich harvest : Henri Nouwen's archival legacy / Gabrielle Earnshaw and Anna St. Onge

How not to comfort a hurricane survivor : Henri Nouwen's "Confession and forgiveness" / Carolyn Whitney-Brown

Teaching with the inner voice of love / Kathleen M. Fisher

The protreptic Henri : Christian witness as hospitality / James D. Smith III

Named and claimed as beloved : Henri Nouwen's contribution to a spirituality of youth ministry / Michael Hyrniuk

The life of the beloved pastor : a resource for healing for the parish pastor / Christopher Cahill

The legacy of Henri / Laurent Nouwen

Aspects of Henri Nouwen's social ministry / Phillip N. Grigsby

Contours of the paradigmatic in Henri Nouwen's pastoral theology / Phil Zylla

When you see, you see direct! : turning the wheel to sharpen your sight / John Mogabgab

A call and a blessing : reflections for the closing of the conference / Sue Mosteller and Gord Henry

Conclusion / Jonathan Bengtson and Gabrielle Earnshaw.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781570757273

1570757275

9782895079590

2895079595

OCLC:

123485283