Henri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: A Life of Tension

by Wil Hernandez

Book Overview

Henri Nouwen not only embraced the reality of spiritual polarities--like true self/false self, solitude/community, suffering/glory--in his own journey but befriended the accompanying tensions emerging from such polarities. This book highlights the tension-filled nature of our journey and shows us, via Nouwen's example, how we too can navigate our way through it in a transformative way. "Henri Nouwen is our generation's Kierkegaard. Like Kierkegaard,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809147416
• ISBN13: 9780809147410
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"