Encountering Henri: The Living Legacy of Henri Nouwen

ENCOUNTERING HENRI The Living Legacy of Henri Nouwen Stephen Lazarus, editor A testament to the continuing influence of a much-loved spiritual writer. Henri Nouwen, a Dutch-born priest, bestselling author, and one of the most beloved spiritual teachers of our time, died in September 1996. Thirty years later, his work and message—about prayer and ministry, community, the contemplative life, peacemaking, and our status as “God’s beloved”—continue to inspire and influence a new generation of seekers. His role as a spiritual guide was undiminished by the admission of his own struggles and anxieties. It was in our own brokenness, he taught, that we are called to intimacy with Jesus and solidarity with a wounded world. This volume reflects Nouwen’s living