About this item
Highlights
- Did you know that noise is scientifically proven to stress you out?
- Author(s): Henri J M Nouwen
- 96 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Spirituality
Description
About the Book
The modern classic that interweaves the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fourth and fifth century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality.Book Synopsis
Did you know that noise is scientifically proven to stress you out? Noise triggers a stress response in a region of your brainstem causing a release of cortisol (a stress hormone). Now think about how noise impacts you and why we need silence.
Distinguished theologian, spiritual thinker and author Henri Nouwen writes about the importance of silence for spirituality and presents the invitation to "pray always" in The Heart of the Way.
More than 100,000 copies sold!
The great Henri Nouwen said, "What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability think but our ability to love." In The Heart of the Way Nouwen encourages people to take the disciplines of solitude, silence and prayer more seriously. He draws from the writings of the desert mother and fathers who lived in the Egyptian desert during the fourth and fifth centuries.
This uplifting read is for anyone looking to:
- Renew their spirituality and find faith within simple practices.
- Learn more about continuous prayer and pursue a deeper relationship with God.
- Create solitude and find comfort in silence.
The Way of the Heart has helped men and women cast off the anger and greed that trouble the world--and find love, compassion, and peace in the heart of God. Within this book lies the most relevant and inspiring challenge that we shall ever face: to surrender the compulsive noise of the world for the way of the heart that leads us to God.
From the Back Cover
The modern classic that interweaves the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fourth- and fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spiritualityReview Quotes
"Clear, precise, biblically founded guidance...Skillfully blends knowledge of psychological growth with the great Christian traditions." -- Commonweal
"Brings desert spirituality to bear upon the contemporary scene. ... Hauntingly relevant for us today." -- Christianity Today
"Gemlike in its clarity." -- The Christian Century
"Inspiring, to the point, and eminently practical in his advice about living spiritually in the world of today." -- Spiritual Book News
"On the long road it's good to have Nouwen and his divining rod. Deftly he bends toward the drop of spiritual wisdom caked in the most ordinary things." -- Helen Prejean, C.S.J., author of Dead Man Walking