{"product_id":"spiritual-formation-following-the-movements-of-the-spirit-paperback","title":"Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenri J. M. Nouwen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Henri Nouwen was one of the great spiritual masters of the modern age. His beloved writings have helped millions understand that no matter where we are, God can meet us there. Read this brand-new compilation of his writings and conferences, and let Henri Nouwen accompany you--with his trademark wisdom, acuity, common sense, erudition and, most of all, compassion--and help you encounter God more fully in your daily life.\" -- James Martin, SJ, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLed by the writing of beloved, bestselling author Henri Nouwen (With \u003cem\u003eOpen Hands, Reaching Out, The Wounded Healer, Making All Things New\u003c\/em\u003e), the authors of \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Direction\u003c\/em\u003e, return with the second work in this popular spirituality series on how to live out the five classical stages of spiritual development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenri Nouwen, the world-renowned spiritual guide and counselor, understood the spiritual life as a journey of faith and transformation that is deepened by accountability, community, and relationships. Though he counseled many people during his lifetime, his principles of spiritual formation were never written down. Now, Michael Christensen, one of Nouwen's longtime students, and Rebecca Laird, one of Nouwen's editors, have taken his famous course in spiritual formation and supplemented it with his unpublished writings to create the definitive series on Nouwen's thoughts on the Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in the series, \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Direction\u003c\/em\u003e, introduced readers to Nouwen's core concepts and how to live the ques-tions of the spiritual life. Now \u003cem\u003eSpiritual Formation\u003c\/em\u003e reveals Nouwen's sage advice on how to live out the five classical stages of spiritual development. Featuring a unique \u003cem\u003evisio divina\u003c\/em\u003e, a visual meditation, to help guide and focus prayer, this volume reveals Nouwen's profound wisdom on how to move from sorrow to joy, resentment to gratitude, fear to love, and how to live there in the center--the place where God dwells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753449750816,"sku":"9780061686139","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bbd6fc6d4dc620ec3b1b50680b5a6be5.webp?v=1780020755","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/spiritual-formation-following-the-movements-of-the-spirit-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}