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  • The Way of the Heart

  • Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry
  • By: Henri Nouwen
  • Narrated by: Robertson Dean
  • Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (308 ratings)

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The Way of the Heart

By: Henri Nouwen
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Here is the modern classic that interweaves the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fourth- and fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality.

Previously recorded by Henri Nouwen as Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry.

©1991 Henri J. M. Nouwen (P)2009 christianaudio.com
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Great

Very informative. I enjoyed the entire text. I am looking forward to implant ting the principals discussed and taught. Thank you for providing this book in audio form.

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an atheist who likes this book.

worth reading if as a non-believer you want to get a glimpse if the value of religion. i am walking the camino santiago and am discovering the value of silence.

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Enlightening and Challenging

I really appreciate this book, the use of simplicity has really open my eyes to a deeper revelation for the need of prayer.

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Inclusion requires heart!

Nouwen gathers it together: simplicity of the mind, oneness in the spirit, and inclusiveness of the heart.

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Silence, Solitude, and Prayer

This is a great reminder to be with God, not just for God! This is a great short listen or read for anyone who feels overwhelmed in ministry.

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Edifying

There were nuggets in this book that I pray to keep with me in my walk with Christ.

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Deep

This was an unexpected deep dive and welcomed reveal of the prayer of the heart

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Henri Nouwen simplifies what we struggle to get

Father, Henry Nouwen is the best listen to this you’ll learn much and very short time.

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Silence.

It’s hard to give anything but a five star rating to Nouwen. Sometimes I suspect the man had God ghost write his books. This one, a short introduction to the Desert Fathers and Mothers, the Abbas and Ammas, meditates on silence and contemplation. Ministers, he writes, tend to be doers, caught up in parish committees and ministries of caring. (I found his constant reference to ministers puzzling. Is this written for clerics? But then again, all Christians are called to be ministers.) We forget the need for silence, alone time with God. The Desert Fathers spent years in silence with God. But that did not make them alone or apart from the world. It made them more open and compassionate with those who came to visit them. Silence and contemplation, while they are fostered by spiritual practices of prayer and meditation, are less a state of mind to engage in at times and more a state of being to live at all times. Nouwen is always an inspiration.

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Such a fantastic book!!!

I read this book based on the sample section and because one of my mentors was reading it! This book is exquisite, Insightful and very practical. I don’t know if I would have been ready to have read this book 10 years ago but I got so much wisdom out of this short book. I would definitely recommend for Pastors and church leaders. It is extremely relevant to our day!!

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