Five Wounds Chaplet 01034
$29.95
The Wounded Healer Ministry in Contemporary Society by Herni Nouwen
$14.00
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.
Product Details:
- Paperback
- 108 pages
