Life of the Beloved : Spiritual Living in a Secular World
by Nouwen, Henri J. M.Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Crossroad
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Summary
This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked friend and renowned author Henri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language.
Author Biography
Henri Nouwen, author of The Only Necessary Thing and Here and Now, is considered one of the great spiritual writers of our day. He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame, and spent ten years of his life at the L'Arche Daybreak community in Toronto
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 9 |
| Prologue: A Friendship Begins | p. 11 |
| Being the Beloved | p. 27 |
| Becoming the Beloved | p. 41 |
| Taken | p. 51 |
| Blessed | p. 67 |
| Broken | p. 85 |
| Given | p. 105 |
| Living as the Beloved | p. 127 |
| Epilogue: A Friendship Deepens | p. 141 |
| Guide for Reflection | p. 151 |
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