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Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit

Henri J.M. Nouwen

Hardcover | Pages: 192 pages

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ISBN:	0061686123 (ISBN13: 9780061686122)
Edition Language:	English

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“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 The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything

Led by the writing of beloved, bestselling author Henri Nouwen (With Open Hands, Reaching Out, The Wounded Healer, Making All Things New), the authors of Spiritual Direction, return with the second work in this popular spirituality series on how to live out the five classical stages of spiritual development.

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Title	:	Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit
Author	:	Henri J.M. Nouwen
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 192 pages
Published	:	June 29th 2010 by HarperOne (first published 2010)
Categories	:	Spirituality. Religion. Christianity. Nonfiction. Theology. Christian. Christian Living. Faith

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Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the Spirit is the second of three books which were compiled posthumously from Henri Nouwen's writings and lectures. I read them out-of-order---finishing this book last---but that didn't really matter. I loved all three books, but this one was my favorite. It covered seven "movements" of the spiritual life, starting each chapter with a story or parable and ending with visio divina: sacred contemplation of paintings or photographs which are included

This posthumously published volume traces Nouwen's thoughts on movements (rather than steps) of spiritual formation. Although the emphasis is an ongoing, almost cyclical journey, the book is divided into three progressive movements: Early, Midlife, and Mature.The early movements are: (1) Opaqueness to Transparency; and (2) Illusion to Prayer.The midlife movements are: (3) Sorrow to Joy; (4) Resentment to Gratitude; and (5) Fear to Love.The mature movements are: (6) Exclusion to Inclusion; and

I've found out just about everything Henri Nouwen writes is gold. I could hardly make it through a page without highlighting a line or two. Would definitely reccommend.

Spiritual Formation: Following the Movements of the SpiritThis is Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird second compilation (in a series of three books) of Nouwens works The first in this series is Spiritual Direction which you can read a review of here. The 3rd book in this series of Nouwens Spiritual Trilogy is Spiritual Discernment which I have already began reading among some other books currently.This book is compilation of a variety of Nouwens previously published and some unpublished

The author's literatue is beautifully captivating! It does help one's queries over spiritual formation. A must read!

Easy to read, straighforward and thoughtful.

The entire time I was reading this book I felt an abiding sense of peace. From this I conclude that Henri Nouwen must have been a spiritual giant filled with the love of God.Spiritual formation is not about progressing through stages; its about movements from mind to heart (meaning, toward our truest self, the spiritual center of our being).The five practices for developing these movements are: reflection, mindful or sacred reading and looking, silence, community, and service.The movements