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Gabrielle Earnshaw. Henri Nouwen and The Return of the Prodigal Son
Henri Nouwen & The Return of the Prodigal Son
Contents
Introduction
A Note About Sources
Chapter 1 The Collapse, November 1983
Search for The Father’s Love
“Work-to-Earn-Love” Ethos
Fathers and Sons
Search for Intimacy
The Loneliness of Celibacy
Search for God
Chapter 2 Intellectual Antecedents. Visio Divina and the Spiritual Vision
An Active and Developed Imagination
Life Imitates Art
Nouwen as Artist
Anton T. Boisen and Henri Nouwen
A Visit with Anton Boisen
Boisen and The Return of the Prodigal Son
Chapter 3 The Writing Process
L’Arche Daybreak
The First Draft
The European Edition
Publication and Initial Reception
Some Historical Context
The Book and the 1990s Zeitgeist
Final Thoughts
Chapter 4 Response to The Return of the Prodigal Son
Reader Response
Ongoing Impact
Chapter 5 Living the Painting
Nouwen’s Spiritual Adventure: A Review
The Great Event
Nouwen’s Commitment and Leadership at Daybreak
His Writing Vocation
Nouwen as Father
Needing a New “Painting”
Chapter 6 The Enduring Power of The Return of the Prodigal Son
Father Figures and Toxic Masculinity
A Both/And God
An Unfinished Story
Notes. Chapter One Notes 1–24
Chapter Two Notes 25–72
Chapter Three Notes 73–137
Chapter Four Notes 138–159
Chapter Five Notes 160–173
Chapter Six Notes 174–185
Bibliography
Secondary Sources. BOOKS
ARTICLES
SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE CONTENT
DISSERTATIONS
Primary Sources. MANUSCRIPTS
SOUND RECORDINGS
ORAL HISTORY
LETTERS
Acknowledgments
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GABRIELLE EARNSHAW
The Making of a Spiritual Classic
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Years later, Nouwen was similarly drawn to John Eudes Bamberger, the abbot of the Trappist Abbey of the Genesee in upstate New York, with that similar intensity. His relationship with Jean Vanier can be seen as another example.8 Eventually, Nouwen would finally meet the father figure he needed, but it would not come in the form that he was expecting.
To understand Nouwen’s longing for intimacy with a loving father in a more rounded way, we need to consider the context of the times in which he lived. What were the societal norms around displays of affection between fathers and sons? How did society regard men who showed their emotions or vulnerabilities? Patriarchy has historically dictated that men behave in a certain way. Society says, “Real men don’t cry” and “Act like a man!”
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