The Path of Freedom [Paperback]

Henri J. M. Nouwen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1995 | Series: The Path

The great spiritual guide, Henri Nouwen, elaborates on the insight that true freedom comes to us when we grasp the truth that God loves us unconditionally and we are liberated from the personal need for affirmation and acceptance from others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company (February 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824520017
• ISBN-13: 978-0824520014
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 3.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,556,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars To The Point., March 4, 2002

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Bethany McKinney (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Path of Freedom (Paperback)

This book is short--very short. You could easily read it in less than half and hour. But don't let the length fool you. The Path of Freedom is a typical Henri Nouwen book where he cuts right to the heart of the matter: the struggle we experience to let go of the things that bind us and keep us from being truly who we were created to be in this world and how to begin NOW to live out the freedom that we as Christians will have in the next. In wonderful Nouwen fashion, he speaks more to our hearts about who God is and who we are rather than giving practical, tangible advice. Henri bares his soul to us in this book, and talks about the main struggles in his life (related to his belovedness/identity) in the context of an accident that brought him close to death. This, like almost every Nouwen book, is a shining example of what it looks like to truly be a wounded healer. He uses his struggles and vulnerability to point us towards the Goodness of God and the True path of Freedom.