The Wounded Healer
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The Wounded Healer   -     By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

The Wounded Healer

Random House / 1979 / Paperback

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"One of the top 100 religious books of the 20th century,"---Christianity Today. Recovering alcoholics can best speak to binge drinkers; former drop-outs can best help those failing in school; so pastors who acknowledge their own sin and identify with their parishioners' suffering can best minister to fallen humanity. 128 pages, softcover. Image.

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Title: The Wounded Healer
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Random House
Publication Date: 1979
Dimensions: 7.0 X 4.12 X .25 (inches)
Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 0385148038
ISBN-13: 9780385148030
Stock No: WW14803

Author Bio

Henri J.M. Nouwen was a Catholic priest who taught at several theological institutes and universities in his home country of the Netherlands and in the United States. He shared the final years of his life with people with mental and physical disabilities at the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Torronto, Canada. He died in 1996. He authored many books on the spiritual lfie,including Reaching Out, The Wounded Healer, and The Return of the Prodial Son.

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A hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective.

In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse cultures and religious traditions in preparing a new model for ministry. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen has come up with a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. Emphasizing that which is in humanity common to both minister and believer, this woundedness can serve as a source of strength and healing when counseling others.

Nouwen proceeds to develop his approach to ministry with an analysis of sufferings—a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering person, and a suffering minister. It is his contention that ministers are called to recognize the sufferings of their time in their own hearts and make that recognition the starting point of their service. For Nouwen, ministers must be willing to go beyond their professional role and leave themselves open as fellow human beings with the same wounds and suffering—in the image of Christ. In other words, we heal from our own wounds.

Filled with examples from everyday experience, The Wounded Healer is a thoughtful and insightful guide that will be welcomed by anyone engaged in the service of others.

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