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    Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
    Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
    Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
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    Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life

    By Henri J. M. Nouwen and Thomas Moore

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAve Maria Press
    Release dateApr 16, 2004
    ISBN9781594713194
    Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life
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    Henri J. M. Nouwen

    Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932–1996) was the author of The Return of the Prodigal Son and many other bestsellers. He taught at Harvard, Yale, and Notre Dame universities before becoming the pastor of L’Arche Daybreak near Toronto, Canada, a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities assist each other and create a home together.

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      Simple yet profound. It’s a very short read. I recommend this book for anyone facing pain, discouragement or interrupted plans.

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