Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying by Michelle O'Rourke

Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying Michelle O'Rourke ebook
ISBN: 9781570758409
Format: pdf
Page: 160
Publisher: Orbis Books

I identified with his I liked Nouwen's comment that the moral debates in the church are about power battles rather than spiritual searches for the truth. If you or someone close to In October of 1978 Henri Nouwen's mother died following a prolonged battle with Cancer. Befriending Life: Encounters with Henri Nouwen. She died before I could borrow it. Download Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying What is the meaning of death? €In the setting of L'Arche, where community members came from many traditions, Henri Nouwen was sensitive to the difficulties surrounding intercommunion. By talking about death we don't give up on life. But for folks who are faced with a terminal illness and their caregivers,an idea such as making friends with the scepter of death might bring some emotional,psychological and spiritual relief. Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying book download. Henri Nouwen wrote of "befriending death, "being "the basis of all other forms of befriending." He suggested that "many of our doubts and Dying well allows us to die in communion with the God we know in Jesus, and such a death can be faced without fear. After a long period of declining energy, which he chronicled in his final book, Sabbatical Journey, he died in September 1996 from a sudden heart attack. Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying. Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (Nouen), (Nijkerk, January 24, 1932 – Hilversum, September 21, 1996) was a Dutch-born Catholic priest and writer who authored 40 books about spirituality. In honor of Henri, I offer this quote about “befriending death” in Chapter 7 of Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit. Christian understandings about death and resurrection impact how we live and can also impact how we die. Beloved author Henri Nouwen reflects on the spiritual significance of death and life in this moving meditation dedicated to “all those who suffer the pain that death can bring and who search for new life.” A Letter of Consolation I also learned about the role of my spiritual relationship in befriending death as a way of living more fully. 'But God wants you to befriend your body so that it can be made ready for the Resurrection. Instead, we honor I imagine I was going through some sort of metamorphosis [mental, physical & spiritual]. His spirituality was influenced notably by his .