White House Speech Writer Commends Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son

July 27th, 2002

Michael Gerson, chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush praised The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming by Henri Nouwen. "An amazing, honest meditation on Rembrandt, God's unconditional love, and our challenge to accept it," Mr. Gerson says, intrigued as he is by the intersection between faith and culture.

From the column “Flash Traffic - Political Buzz from Washington” by Joel C. Rosenberg in World, July 27, 2002. Used with permission.

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