| The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers Contributor(s): Nouwen, Henri J. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060663308 ISBN-13: 9780060663308 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: The modern classic that interweaves the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fourth- and fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christian Living - Devotional - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 248.89 |
| LCCN: 90055803 |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.42" W x 8.08" (0.17 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Theometrics - Mainline - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "On the long road it's good to have Nouwen and his divining rod. Deftly he bends toward the drop of spiritual wisdom caked in the most ordinary things." --Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking Henry J.M. Nowuen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for the well-springs that nourish true ministry in his classic The Way of the Heart. Interweaving the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality, The Way of the Heart not only leads us to a fuller encounter with God, but to a more creative ministry with our fellow human beings. Here is one of the most profound works from a writer known for his fresh and perceptive insights--and who stands alongside C.S. Lewis and Thomas Merton as an essential Christian scholar and thinker. |
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. |