Wounded Healer Ministry in Contemporary Society

Name: Wounded Healer Ministry in Contemporary Society
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ISBN: 9780385148030

ISBN-10: 0385148038

ISBN-13: 9780385148030

Edition: N/A

Authors: Henri J. M. Nouwen, Henri Nouwen

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The Wounded Healeris a hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those men and women who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse cultures and religious traditions in preparing a new model for ministry. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen has come up with a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. Emphasizing that which is in humanity common to both minister and…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/2/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.23" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.484
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.



Introduction: The Four Open Doors



Ministry in a Dislocated World: The Search of Nuclear Man



Ministry for a Rootless Generation: Looking into the Fugitive's Eyes



Ministry to a Hopeless Man: Waiting for Tomorrow



Ministry by a Lonely Minister: The Wounded Healer


Conclusion: A Forward Thrust