Henri Nouwen and the Return of the Prodigal Son
The Making of a Spiritual Classic

By (author) Gabrielle Earnshaw
176 pages, PAPER, 5.5" x 8.5"
ISBN-13: 978-164-060-1697
Paraclete Press
$16.99

This is the story of how Henri Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son came to be written and changed the lives of millions—including Nouwen himself.  Ms. Earnshaw researched the archives on Nouwen extensively bringing to light the intricate portions of his life that led to his writing the most famous of his books.  Nouwen stated that in the nine years it took him to complete the book originating from his first glimpse of Rembrandt’s famous painting in print form on a door at Harvard Divinity School.  
The passion of the father and son caused him to question: Who is God? Who am I? How should I live?   This book traces his long journey to freedom.  This freedom is to enter a second childhood as expressed by Jesus, who said, “Truly I tell you unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3)   GREAT!!!

Reviewed by Kathryn Bunch, Vice President, EBA