Henri j m nouwen biography

Henri was an ordained präst and a gifted preacher who embodied the inherent incongruities of integrating life and spirit. His honesty was both enthralling and unsettling. When Henri embraced his own emotional and spiritual frailty as a conduit for discovering his status as God’s beloved, readers responded. Through Henri, they discovered that, despite their own brokenness, they too were deeply loved by God. 

In addition to writing, Henri had a distinguished teaching career at some of the most prestigious and powerful post-secondary institutions in America, including the University of Notre Dame, Yale, and Harvard. Yet the place that influenced Henri most profoundly was the antithesis of status and influence. In 1986, he accepted the position of pastor at L’Arche Daybreak, a community for people with intellectual disabilities in Richmond Hill, Ontario.It’s here where Nouwen found the kind of community he had been searching for all of his life. It remained his home unt

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¿Quiénes somos?

“Dear Henri, I’m deeply grateful for  the courageous and vulnerable way you lived.”

― Brené Brown

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Who Are We?

The Henri Nouwen Society is a not-for-profit organization.

Established in 1998 in the USA and in 2002 in Canada, the Henri Nouwen Society maintains offices in Toronto, Canada and St. Louis, Missouri. The Society works in partnership with the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust, which holds the copyright to all Nouwen works. 

Our Purpose

We share Henri Nouwen's spiritual framtidsperspektiv so that people can be transformed through experiencing themselves as God's Beloved.

The Henri Nouwen Society is committed to introducing Henri Nouwen to a new generation of spiritually hungry readers and seekers through creative programs, partnerships and initiatives.

Our Core Values

Love, Spirituality, Creativity, Community, Stewardship & Integrity

Love

We believe that all people are deeply loved bygd God and reflect this trut

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Henri J.M. Nouwen

Born

in Nijkerk, Netherlands

January 24, 1932

Died

September 21, 1996

Website

http://www.HenriNouwen.org

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen), (1932–1996) was a Dutch-born Catholic priest and writer who authored 40 books on the spiritual life.

Nouwen's books are widely read today by Protestants and Catholics alike. The Wounded Healer, In the Name of Jesus, Clowning in Rome, The Life of the Beloved, and The Way of the Heart are just a few of the more widely recognized titles. After nearly two decades of teaching at the Menninger Foundation Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, and at the University of Notre Dame, Yale University and Harvard University, he went to share his life with mentally handicapped people at the L'Arche community of Daybreak in Toronto, Canada. After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical JouHenri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen),