Read Henri's Books
Explore the literary legacy of one of the most influential spiritual writers of our generation.
Beyond the Mirror
Henri Nouwen’s near fatal accident sparked a revelation. His transformative experience of unconditional love at the portal of death and his understanding of the events before and after his accident inspire us to embrace our vital connection to God. Readers will be encouraged and heartened to reevaluate their own challenging circumstances to find the true message of divine love.
Our Second Birth
Drawing on Nouwen’s final journal Sabbatical Journey, Our Second Birth reflects on the meaning of our experiences and relationships, and invites us to awaken to the sacredness of life and the love of God.
Spiritual Journals
This is a special gift edition of three of Henri Nouwen's internationally acclaimed and world-renowned spiritual journals - Genesee Diary, Gracias! and The Road to Daybreak.
Jesus: A Gospel
Seamlessly woven from his many writings, Henri Nouwen's "Jesus: A Gospel" traces the greatest story ever told from the Annunciation to the Resurrection.
Sabbatical Journey
Discover, through Henri Nouwen's personal journal during his sabbatical, the culmination of a life a deep devotion, earnest seeking, and quiet contemplation.
The Road to Daybreak
The Road to Daybreak is Henri Nouwen’s intimate diary that records his poignant year at L’Arche, a precious time of inner renewal and self-discovery. It invites the reader on his journey to a deeper understanding of God and the human family.
The Genesee Diary
Insightful, compassionate, often humorous, always realistic, The Genesee Diary is both an inspiration and a challenge to those who are in search of themselves.
The Spiritual Life
This collection includes eight of Nouwen’s quintessential titles: Making All Things New, The Way of the Heart, Intimacy, The Living Reminder, Gracias!, Letters to Marc About Jesus, A Letter of Consolation, Our Greatest Gift.
The Heart of Henri Nouwen
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Nouwen's birth, Crossroad issued this anthology of the best of Henri Nouwen that focuses on the three themes that were closest to his own heart: hope in suffering, a personal relationship with God, and living for others.
Seeds of Hope
In the inspiring pages of the revised edition of Seeds Of Hope are gathered selections from the full spectrum of Henri Nouwen's work. All of Nouwen's finest books are reflected here.
Home Tonight
Home Tonight is a practical guide for the inner journey home. Readers are led to welcome their unique belovedness through practices of “spiritual listening,” journaling, and communing with God.
The Inner Voice of Love
For the countless men and women who have to live through the pain of broken relationships, or who suffer from the loss of a loved one, this book about the inner voice of love offers new courage, new hope, and even new life.
Love, Henri
Spanning more than two decades, Love, Henri is a beautiful collection of over 200 unpublished letters that sheds light and provides insight on the sacred longings of the human heart.
Flying, Falling, Catching
Friend and colleague Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents Henri Nouwen's unpublished trapeze writings framed by the true story of his rescue by paramedics through a hotel window during his first heart attack. Light-hearted and insightful, this captivating story reveals Nouwen as a joyful spiritual risk taker. It invites us all to let go, even when we are afraid of falling.
Ukraine Diary
In 1993 and '94, Henri Nouwen made two trips to Ukraine that were deeply significant to him. With extraordinary prescience, he identified in Ukraine certain spiritual and moral qualities struggling to assert themselves—exactly the qualities, almost thirty years later, that the Ukrainian people have mobilized in their struggle for freedom and independence. Ukraine Diary is a previously unpublished work of Nouwen's that is like a time capsule, a message from the past with special meaning for today.
In the House of the Lord
Henri Nouwen's In the House of the Lord relates the themes of intimacy, fecundity and ecstasy to the movement from the ‘house of fear'.