{"product_id":"the-wounded-healer-ministry-in-contemporary-society-9780385148030","title":"The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eA radically fresh interpretation of how we can best serve others from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Prodigal Son, \u003c\/i\u003ehailed as \"one of the world's greatest spiritual writers\" by\u003ci\u003e Christianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In our own woundedness, we can become a source of life for others.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this hope-filled and profoundly simple book, Henri Nouwen inspires devoted men and women who want to be of service in their church or community but who have found traditional outreach alienating and ineffective. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen presents a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Nouwen, ministers are called to identify the suffering in their own hearts and make that recognition the starting point of their service. Ministers must be willing to go beyond their professional, somewhat aloof roles and leave themselves open as fellow human beings with the same wounds and suffering as those they serve. In other words, we heal from our wounds. \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Healer \u003c\/i\u003eis a thoughtful and insightful guide that will be welcomed by anyone engaged in the service of others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri J.M. Nouwen\u003c\/b\u003e was a Catholic priest who taught at several theological institutes and universities in his home country of the Netherlands and in the United States. He shared the final years of his life with people with mental and physical disabilities at the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Torronto, Canada. He died in 1996. He authored many books on the spiritual lfie, including \u003ci\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Healer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Prodial Son.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50594040709394,"sku":"9780385148030","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3888092f-6aaa-45df-bdf5-1b40c2511c58.jpg?v=1732125928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wounded-healer-ministry-in-contemporary-society-9780385148030","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}