Reaching Out

Name: Reaching Out
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ISBN: 9780006280866

ISBN-10: 0006280862

ISBN-13: 9780006280866

Edition: 1998

Authors: Henri J. M. Nouwen, Gerard W. Hughes

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First published in 1976, this is one of Henri Nouwen's most enduring works. A classic work of spirituality, it questions how individuals can live a life in the spirit of Jesus Christ. Beyond the mirror is a personal account of the Christian life.

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication date: 9/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.80" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English

He was born in the Netherlands in 1932. An ordained priest and gifted teacher, he taught at several universities including Notre Dame, Harvard and Yale. He was a missionary in Peru. He died of a heart attack in 1996.



A Personal Appreciation by Gerard W. Hughes



Reaching Out


Acknowledgements


Foreword


Introduction


Reaching Out to Our Innermost Self: The First Movement: From Loneliness to Solitude



A Suffocating Loneliness



A Receptive Solitude



A Creative Response


Reaching Out to Our Fellow Human Beings: The Second Movement: From Hostility to Hospitality



Creating Space for Strangers



Forms of Hospitality



Hospitality and the Host


Reaching Out to Our God: The Third Movement: From Illusion to Prayer



Prayer and Mortality



The Prayer of the Heart



Community and Prayer


Conclusion


Notes


Beyond the Mirror


Acknowledgements



Prologue



The Accident



The Hospital



The Surgery



Recovery



Epilogue