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The Wounded Healer
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Books > Spirituality > Spirituality Books
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| Author/Artist: |
HENRI NOUWEN |
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9780385148030 |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$29.95 |
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Henri Nouwen explores how personal suffering can become a source of healing for others rather than a barrier to ministry. Writing in the context of a rapidly changing, fragmented society, Nouwen argues that modern people are deeply wounded by loneliness, rootlessness, and anxiety. Instead of offering detached solutions or moral superiority, the effective minister, or caregiver, must acknowledge their own wounds and enter into solidarity with others.
Healing, Nouwen insists, comes through shared vulnerability, compassionate presence, and authentic relationships. Drawing on psychology, theology, and pastoral experience, he reframes leadership as hospitality: creating space where pain can be named and transformed.
The "wounded healer" does not remove suffering but helps others find meaning and hope within it. Ultimately, the book presents ministry as a deeply human encounter, where brokenness becomes the very place God's healing love is revealed. |
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