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The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming is Henri Nouwen’s most popular book, selling over one million copies since its publication in 1992. What accounts for its ongoing popularity as a spiritual classic? Drawing from extensive research in Nouwen’s archives, author and Chief Archivist for the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust, Gabrielle Earnshaw, provides a detailed account of how the book came to be written, shedding light on Nouwen’s writing process and aspects of his life experience that influenced his insights and ideas. Earnshaw examines Nouwen’s intellectual formation as well as the impact of his family and friends on the shape of the book. Letters, many published here for the first time, give us a privileged look at Henri’s world during the nine years he took to complete the book. Earnshaw considers how it compares to other books published at the same time to place the work and its author in a historical, cultural and religious/spiritual context. Finally, she explores how Nouwen himself was changed by the book and why twenty-three later it continues to touch the hearts and minds of 21st century readers.
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Our oldest Christian traditions invite us to listen as well as speak when we pray, yet often God's voice seems barely audible. A bestseller since its original release a quarter century ago, Echoes of Eternity Volume II is an authentic record of one man's quiet listening to God and recording of what he heard. These brief meditations were gathered from his faithful daily devotional practice. They have the power to fuel your own quiet moments alone with the Almighty.
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Readers who can quote word for word from C.S. Lewis’s theological classic, Mere Christianity, or his science fiction novel, Perelandra, have often never read his work as a professional literary historian. They may not even recognize some of the neglected works discussed, here. Mark Neal and Jerry Root have done students of Lewis a great service, tracing the signature ideas in Lewis’s works of literary criticism and showing their relevance to Lewis’s more familiar books. Their thorough research and lucid prose will be welcome to all who would like to understand Lewis more fully, but who feel daunted by books of such evident scholarly erudition.
For example, when you read The Discarded Image on the ancients’ view of the heavens, you understand better why Ransom has such unpleasant sensations when first descending toward Malacandra in Out of the Silent Planet. And when you come across Lewis’s discussion in OHEL of a minor sixteenth-century poet who described the hellish River Styx as a “puddle glum,” you can’t help but chuckle at the name when you meet the famous Marshwiggle in The Silver Chair. These are just two examples of how reading the “Neglected Lewis” can help every reader understand Lewis more fully.
For example, when you read The Discarded Image on the ancients’ view of the heavens, you understand better why Ransom has such unpleasant sensations when first descending toward Malacandra in Out of the Silent Planet. And when you come across Lewis’s discussion in OHEL of a minor sixteenth-century poet who described the hellish River Styx as a “puddle glum,” you can’t help but chuckle at the name when you meet the famous Marshwiggle in The Silver Chair. These are just two examples of how reading the “Neglected Lewis” can help every reader understand Lewis more fully.
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Christianity and Anti-Christianity in Their Final Conflict is a fabulous book that discuses the end times. Samuel J. Andrews, the author, carefully discusses the Book of Revelation and the Anti Christ.
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The Master's Indwelling is a fascinating book by Andrew Murray, who manages to bring the reader closer to God by offering advice and guidance on how to reach the Truth that God is, and how to abide by His Will. It enlighten the reader on the value of prayer, the nature of Christianity and Christ as our ultimate Salvation. It is a must for pious readers.
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An African-American Reverend named Benjamin Tucker Tanner is the talented author behind this 1895 book about the falsehood of portraying Soloman as a member of the white race, particularly in American Christian teachings.
A prominent theologian, brilliant researcher, and prolific editor, Tanner points out, that by all accounts, the words of the bible itself describe the descendants of Solomon such that there is no doubt that he could not have belonged to the white race.
When challenged to validate his reason for championing this point, Rev. Tanner replied: “In no country in Christendom, except the United States of America, would the color of a man be deemed a subject worthy of consideration. In all other lands, it is race or nation. In the United States, however, that is mightier than manhood- mightier than race or nation, morals or intellect, is the negative quality of the color of the skin.” Well said.
A prominent theologian, brilliant researcher, and prolific editor, Tanner points out, that by all accounts, the words of the bible itself describe the descendants of Solomon such that there is no doubt that he could not have belonged to the white race.
When challenged to validate his reason for championing this point, Rev. Tanner replied: “In no country in Christendom, except the United States of America, would the color of a man be deemed a subject worthy of consideration. In all other lands, it is race or nation. In the United States, however, that is mightier than manhood- mightier than race or nation, morals or intellect, is the negative quality of the color of the skin.” Well said.