What makes the return of the prodigal son so deep and good is nouwens unhurried transparent observations as he relates to the younger son, older son, and finallyalmost. A chance encounter with a reproduction of rembrandts the return of the prodigal son catapulted henri nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Sustained reflection on the painting slowly emerges into awareness of a new vocation coming to flower in his heart, his own personal call to come home. Henri nouwen the return of the prodigal son a study guide developed by lee magness. Henri nouwen was a dutchborn catholic priest, professor, and pastor, who gained international renown as. A chance encounter with a poster depicting a detail of rembrandts the return of the prodigal son set in motion a chain of events that enabled nouwen to redefine and claim his vocation late in his life. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry. This is henri nouwen s own personal favorite book, based on nouwen s reflections on a rembrandt painting called prodigal son, which hangs in the hermitage in st. Jesus is the prodigal son of the prodigal father who gave away everything the father had entrusted to him so that i could.
The return of the prodigal son quotes showing of 104 for most of my life i have struggled to find god, to know god, to love god. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that gods love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us. The main characters of this christian, spirituality story are prodigal son. A painting, a parable, and my friend, henri nouwen presented by sue mosteller, csj duration. Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable. Read the return of the prodigal son a story of homecoming by henri j. Like the wounded healer and the return of the prodigal son, a cry for mercy is filled with freshness and insight. Inspired by the painting he spent four days seated in front of the original in st. Free download or read online the return of the prodigal son. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. Nouwens great classic, the return of the prodigal son, and the intimate home tonight reveal gods promise that we can always return to our true home. Lenten reflections on the parable of the prodigal son by nouwen, henri j. Henri nouwens the return of the prodigal sonaugust. Nouwen just a tip before you start reading youll notice that the inside front cover of this book opens up to reveal a print.
A chance encounter with a reproduction of rembrandts painting, the return of the prodigal son, catapulted henri nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. Nouwen seizes the inspiration that came to him in his encounter with rembrandts depiction of the gospel story the return of the prodigal son. It breaks down the 8 beatitudes into 4 addictions to watch for wealth, power. A reflection since it was the prodigal son that has brought us together, i thought that i would return to that glorious painting by rembrandt. The beloved spiritual writer meditates on the parable of the prodigal sons return a powerful drama of fatherhood, filial duty, rivalry, and anger between brothers and its enduring lessons for. Get ebooks the return of the prodigal son on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
When henri nouwen stumbled across a poster of rembrandts return of the prodigal son he began a spiritual journey that would help him understand the biblical parable as well as the story of his own life. The return of the prodigal son is an oil painting by rembrandt. This six minute video is a reflection and prayer about lukes parable of the prodigal son seen through the eyes of a great artist, rembrandt. Essential reading for christians, catholics, and all spiritual seekers. Henri jozef machiel nouwen january 24, 1932 september 21, 1996 was a dutch catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format.
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