| Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life Contributor(s): Nouwen, Henri J. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 006066326X ISBN-13: 9780060663261 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: "During the past few years, various friends have asked me, 'What do you mean when you speak about the spiritual life?' Every time this question has come up, I have wished I had a small and simple book which could offer the beginning of a response. I have felt that there was a place for a text that could be read within a few hours and could not only explain what the spiritual life is but also create a desire to live it. This feeling caused me to write "Making All Things New.".." "The beginning of the spiritual life is often difficult not only because the powers which cause us to worry are so strong but also because the presence of God's Spirit seems barely noticeable. If, however, we are willing to live a life of prayer and practice the disciplines of solitude and community, a new hunger will make itself known. This new hunger is the first sign of God's presence. When we remain attentive to this divine presence, we will be led always deeper into the kingdom. There, to our joyful surprise, we will discover that the power of our worries is weakening and all things are being made new." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth - Religion | Inspirational - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 248.482 |
| LCCN: 80008897 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.21" W x 7.65" (0.43 lbs) 95 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Newly repackaged, Making All Things New is an eloquent and simple explanation of the spiritual life from Henri J.M. Nouwen, author of Letters to Marc About Jesus and A Letter of Consolation and one of the best-loved spiritual writers of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nouwen, Henri J. M.: - 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. |