Audiobooks by Henri Nouwen

From the best-selling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, essential listening for Catholics, other Christians, and all spiritual seekers In the final year before his death in 1996, Henri Nouwen wrote an account of the death of his friend Adam, a severely handicapped young man from L'Arche. In the story of Adam he found a way to describe his own understanding of the Gospel message. Adam could not speak or even move without assistance. Gripped by frequent seizures, he spent his life in obscurity. And yet, for Nouwen, he became his friend, teacher, and guide. It was Adam who led Nouwen to a new understanding of his faith and what it means to be Beloved of God. Through this story, Nouwen found a new way to tell God's story and the story of all of us human creatures, broken and yet beloved, who live in a world charged and alive with the mystery of God's love. Completed only weeks before Nouwen's own death, Adam became a final, precious gift, a fitting reflection of his own message and legacy. Available as an audiobook for the first time ever, Adam: God's Beloved, invites you to rediscover in your own life what it means to be God's Beloved. This course is part of the Learn25 collection which includes several original titles by Henri Nouwen.

Henri Nouwen (Author), Gary Westphalen (Narrator)

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Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life

From the bestselling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, essential listening for Christians, Catholics, and all spiritual seekers. In a world where our minds are distracted by constant stimuli, it’s easy to lose our connection to God. Henri Nouwen was known for his keen ability to find spiritual clarity amid the chatter, a gift he shared throughout his life in his roles as a Catholic priest, counselor, teacher, and author. Although Nouwen achieved great fame for his popular books, many of his teachings on spiritual discernment were never recorded. Today, Nouwen fans like you can enjoy this spiritually edifying compendium of works on this topic published posthumously. Available as an audiobook for the first time ever, Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life invites you to adopt Nouwen as your personal spiritual guide. Each session was carefully prepared by Dr. Michael Christensen, an award-winning professor of Christian ministry and practice, and Dr. Rebecca Laird, who was Nouwen’s student at Yale Divinity School. Like other volumes in The Nouwen Trilogy, this audiobook collects Nouwen’s unpublished homilies, interviews, classes, and speeches, as well as excerpts from his published writings. Editing these works into a cohesive and definitive guide to the Christian life, Drs. Christensen and Laird memorialize his popular teachings. By listening to Nouwen’s teachings on discernment, you’ll learn that God’s presence is all around you, if you only know where to look. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Henri J. M. Nouwen, Henri Nouwen (Author), Henri J. M. Nouwen, Henri Nouwen (Narrator)

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Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life

“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...”

Henri Nouwen (Author), Dan Cashman (Narrator)

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The Way of the Heart: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry

Henri Nouwen (Author), Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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Too Busy Not to Pray: Slowing Down to Be With God

Bill Hybels, Henri Nouwen (Author), Dan Cashman, Robertson Dean (Narrator)

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Turn My Mourning into Dancing: Finding Hope During Hard Times

In times of suffering, simple answers often ring empty and hollow--so how can you find hope in hard times? Learn how to survive the difficult seasons with the comfort and of God's constancy. With sensitive, practical advice, Henri Nouwen gently points you towards a life that is grounded in God's companionship and rooted within eternal hope. In this newly formatted edition, Turn My Mourning into Dancing discusses five movements we experience during hard times: - From Our Little Selves to a Larger World - From Holding Tight to Letting Go - From Fatalism to Hope - From Manipulation to Love - From a Fearful Death to a Joyous Life Nouwen has discovered that healing begins with taking our pain out of its toxic isolation and seeing our sufferings in communion with all humanity and all creation. He teaches us that our little lives participate in something much larger. Turn My Mourning into Dancing is compelling reading for: - Those looking for growth and insight amid life's hard and harsh moments - Anyone grieving and searching for reassurance - Anyone who has experienced a loss or betrayal Though it may not last forever, grief is a gradual, organic process that changes a person permanently. Nouwen guides you during your hard times toward answers and hope--hope that allows you to dance even through the darkest night.

Henri Nouwen (Author), Steven Grimsley (Narrator)

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Walk With Jesus: Stations of the Cross

From the best-selling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, essential listening for Catholics and all spiritual seekers. These meditations by beloved author Henri Nouwen invite you to follow the traditional Stations of the Cross through the passion and suffering of the world's poor. Inspired by the drawings of Sr. Helen David, Nouwen sees in these images the ongoing passion of Christ. A peasant burdened by a load of wood, an abandoned child, a political prisoner behind bars, an exhausted farmer, four martyred churchwomen . . . .through these images, Nouwen shares with you the ongoing passion of Christ. Available as an audiobook for the first time ever, Walk with Jesus: Stations of the Cross, invites you to enter more deeply into the Passion of our Lord and to better understand the great mystery of our salvation. This course is part of the Learn25 collection, which includes several original titles by Henri Nouwen.

Henri Nouwen (Author), Gary Westphalen (Narrator)

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With Burning Hearts: a Meditation on the Eucharistic Life

From the best-selling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, essential listening for Catholics and all spiritual seekers "Henri Nouwen's great gift is his modesty, never more touching than in With Burning Hearts." - America Magazine From mourning to discernment, from invitation to intimacy, and from community to the charge to go forth and witness, this work seeks a fuller understanding of the Eucharist through the story of the disciples on their way to Emmaus and calls us to experience the entire journey, to know that what we celebrate and what we are called to live are one and the same. Available as an audiobook for the first time ever, With Burning Hearts invites you to rediscover the Eucharist in your own heart. This course is part of the Learn25 Collection, which includes several original titles by Henri Nouwen.

Henri Nouwen (Author), Gary Westphalen (Narrator)

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[Dutch; Flemish] - Eindelijk thuis: Gedachten bij Rembrandts 'De terugkeer van de verloren zoon'

Een toevallige confrontatie met Rembrandts schilderij De terugkeer van de verloren zoon vormde voor priester, hoogleraar en auteur Henri Nouwen het begin van een geestelijk avontuur. In het hart ervan staan dat werk en de parabel van de verloren zoon. Vanuit zijn eigen ervaringen schetst Henri Nouwen de gevoelens van de vader, de oudere zoon en de jonge zoon. Hij nodigt ons uit om Rembrandts meesterwerk, dat de parabel van de scheppende, onvoorwaardelijke en bevrijdende liefde van God op onnavolgbare wijze afbeeldt, op een nieuwe en directe manier te zien en te begrijpen. Van Eindelijk thuis werden wereldwijd meer dan een miljoen exemplaren verkocht.

Henri Nouwen (Author), Ludo Van Der Winkel (Narrator)

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