The implication is the son could not wait for his fathers death for his inheritance, he wanted it immediately. Petersburg, russia, is a truly astounding work of sacred art. A chance encounter with a reproduction of rembrandts painting, the return of the prodigal son, catapulted henri nouwen into a long spiritual adventure. Our selection for lent is henri nouwens the return of the prodigal son moderated by ray glennon.
The return of the prodigal son is a beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as in the terrible beauty of the transformation to which it. The return of the prodigal son ebook download free pdf. Nouwen so artfully walks the reader through the parable of the prodigal son and finds ways in which each key figure. Author of many books, perhaps few are as moving as his meditations on the famous. A story of homecoming kindle edition by nouwen, henri j. When henri nouwen stumbled across a poster of rembrandts return of the prodigal son he began a spiritual journey that would help him understand the.
In this book, which interweaves elements of art history, memoir, midrash, and selfhelp, nouwen brings the parable to life with empathic analyses of each character. Henri nouwens the return of the prodigal sonaugust catholic. This is henri nouwens own personal favorite book, based on nouwens reflections on a. The book is a subtle but powerful unfolding of suffocated emotion through a type of contemplation that is both emancipatory and fulfilling. Henri nouwen and rembrandts prodigal son counterpunch. The return of the prodigal son includes figures not directly related to the parable but seen in some of these earlier works. It is a slim volume packed with art and insight into divine love. Henri nouwens the return of the prodigal sonaugust. The return of the prodigal son rembrandt wikipedia. Dutch priest henri nouwen 19321996 was so taken by the painting that he eventually wrote a short book, the return of the prodigal son. The catholic book club interrupts its series on jesus books, postponing our look at gerhard lohfinks jesus of nazareth to cooler, shorter days.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. Introduction we are so excited for this book study on the return of the prodigal son by henri nouwen. A story of homecoming is a spiritual adventure story. For august, the book club considers henri nouwens 1992 book. Rembrandt painting called prodigal son, which hangs in the hermitage. The return of the prodigal son christian book distributors. Welcome to the official youtube channel for prodigal son. A chance encounter with a reproduction of rembrandt. The return of the prodigal son is a beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as. Free download or read online the return of the prodigal son. A chance encounter with a poster depicting a detail of rembrandts the return of the prodigal son set in motion a chain of events that enabled nouwen to redefine and claim his vocation late in his life. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by henri j. The woman at top left, barely visible, is likely the mother, 4 while the seated man, whose dress implies wealth, may be an advisor to the estate or a tax collector. In his highlyacclaimed book of the same title, he shares the deeply personal meditation that led him to discover the place within which god has chosen to dwell.
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