Title: Deeply insightful and inspiring
Product review: Beumer's overview of Nouwen's life, work, theology and spirituality is a remarkable gift coming so soon after Nouwen's untimely death. One is drawn deeper into reflection, not only on Nouwen's thoughts about "home," "community," "ministry," "service," etc., but, unavoidably, into one's own heart and soul. The author does not present Nouwen as a "canned" saint, but truly as a "restless seeker," a real person with positive and negative traits -- someone who, throughout his life, tried with all his might to find a place, both within and without, that he could call "home." I would highly recommend this book to those who have studied Nouwen's works as an excellent summary of his spirituality and theology. I would also recommend it to those, like myself, who desire a first or second taste of this modern-day mystic.
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