Out of solitude : three meditations on the Christian life /
Drawing on three moments in the life of Jesus, Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God's will. And he shows us that fruitful love and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Notre Dame, Ind. :
Ave Maria Press,
2004
Notre Dame, Ind. : 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st rev. ed |
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| Summary: | Drawing on three moments in the life of Jesus, Henri Nouwen invites us to reflect on the tension between our desire for solitude and the demands of contemporary life. He reminds us that it was in solitude that Jesus found the courage to follow God's will. And he shows us that fruitful love and service must spring from a living relationship with God. Beautifully written, elegantly simple, Out of Solitude is as fresh today as it was thirty years ago |
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| Physical Description: | 63 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 0877934959 (pbk.) 0877934959 9780877934950 (pbk.) 9780877934950 |