God's Beloved: A Spiritual Biography of Henri Nouwen

by Michael O'Laughlin

(Softcover; Orbis Books, 2004; Pp. 197)

Henri Nouwen was one of the most popular spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Nouwen’s vision, so full of light and so inseparable from his own complex personality, continues to attract and challenge readers all over the world. But who was he, really? What were the qualities that made him unique? How were the themes in his writings on intimacy, community, brokenness, and friendship with Jesus related to the paradoxical struggles of his own life? In this volume Michael O’Laughlin, Nouwen’s friend and student, leads us to a deeper understanding of his approach to theology, to art, to prayer, to Jesus, and to the Eucharist. O’Laughlin has given a new shape to Henri Nouwen’s legacy, and made one of the spiritual giants of our time less puzzling and more available. The main focus of the book is to show us how, like Henri, we can become more like our own true selves: beloved of God.

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