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Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life
- Narrated by: Joe Abbey-Colborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
From the best-selling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, essential listening for Christians, Catholics, and all spiritual seekers.
In a world where our minds are distracted by constant stimuli, it’s easy to lose our connection to God. Henri Nouwen was known for his keen ability to find spiritual clarity amid the chatter, a gift he shared throughout his life in his roles as a Catholic priest, counselor, teacher, and author.
Although Nouwen achieved great fame for his popular books, many of his teachings on spiritual discernment were never recorded. Today, Nouwen fans like you can enjoy this spiritually edifying compendium of works on this topic published posthumously.
Available as an audiobook for the first time ever, Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life invites you to adopt Nouwen as your personal spiritual guide.
Each session was carefully prepared by Dr. Michael Christensen, an award-winning professor of Christian ministry and practice, and Dr. Rebecca Laird, who was Nouwen’s student at Yale Divinity School. Like other volumes in The Nouwen Trilogy, this audiobook collects Nouwen’s unpublished homilies, interviews, classes, and speeches, as well as excerpts from his published writings. Editing these works into a cohesive and definitive guide to the Christian life, Drs. Christensen and Laird memorialize his popular teachings.
By listening to Nouwen’s teachings on discernment, you’ll learn that God’s presence is all around you, if you only know where to look.
This course is part of the Learn25 collection.
Critic reviews
“Henri Nouwen was one of the greatest spiritual masters of our time. This exciting new collection gathers together in one volume Nouwen’s wisdom about, insights on, and practice of spiritual discernment. It is, therefore, a treasure for all believers.” (James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything)
"For most people, the very word discernment implies something heady, private, and maybe even elitist. Henri Nouwen, as always, makes seemingly complex things personal, practical, intelligent, and very readable - all at the same time! This is a rich and helpful book.” (Richard Rohr, O.F.M., author of Falling Upward)
“Henri Nouwen’s writing is mystical, heartfelt, and wonder-filled. He has helped shape a whole generation of Christianity, and his legacy is still being written. I can’t think of a better teacher on discernment. Read it, live it, and transform the world by doing small things with great love.” (Shane Claiborne, author, activist, and wounded healer)
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-12-22
Great as always
Very good - recommended for all
I think it’s a good read and will go back to it
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- Pamela R.
- 28-02-24
So many ways we can discern God...
Henri includes taking us back through major events in his life and the many different ways he's been guided by God. A helpful and informative book well worth listening to.
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- O'Riordan
- 13-08-22
food for thought
I found the book well constructed with useful prompts for reflection. The narrator brings Nouwen's words alive.
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- nev00
- 23-11-22
special
if you like henri nouwen I think this one of his best for getting a good grasp of his life and philosophy towards religious living. very recommended
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- Patrick
- 05-08-23
sad and distressing
My heart went out to him, though he is now in Eternal Light, a depressing listen, not about discernment but about his personal struggles and although there is the Universal in some aspects of his tale, most of the time it is a harrowing insight into his own mental health. God bless him. Not what most people would consider a book on Discernment, avoid.
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