Henri JM Nouwen

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Henri Nouwen

Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (born January 24, 1932 in Nijkerk , † September 21, 1996 in Hilversum ) was a Dutch priest , psychologist and spiritual writer.

Life

Nouwen's father was the lawyer Laurent Nouwen, his mother's name was Maria Ramselaar. Nouwen's Abitur in The Hague in 1950 was followed in 1951 by studying theology and philosophy at the seminary in Rijsenburg near Utrecht . In 1957 he was ordained a priest there .

From 1957 to 1964 Nouwen studied psychology at the Catholic Radboud University in Nijmegen , then from 1964 to 1966 at the Menninger Clinic, a pastoral psychological institute in Topeka , Kansas. From January 1966 to 1968 he was a visiting professor in psychology at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

After returning to the Netherlands, Nouwen worked at the Pastoral Institute in Amsterdam and received his doctorate in theology from the Nijmegen faculty . Between 1968 and 1970 he taught pastoral psychology and spirituality in Utrecht . From 1971 to 1981 he researched and taught primarily at Yale University in New Haven in the fields of mysticism , spirituality, practical pastoral care and pastoral psychology.

In 1974 Nouwen retired to the Trappist Genesee Abbey for seven months . He reported on the impressions gained during this time in the book I listened to the silence .

In 1978 Nouwen was a visiting professor at the Pontifical North America College in Rome for five months . In 1981 Nouwen left Yale University to spend six months in Latin America to learn about life with the poor. He also wanted to get in touch with Gustavo Gutiérrez , the co-founder and namesake of liberation theology . In 1983 he followed the call of Harvard University and taught theology at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge .

In 1985, Nouwen received the Thomas Merton Award for Peace and Social Justice. He gained new impressions in 1983 when he visited the Ark of the Canadian Jean Vanier , founded in 1964 , a community of people with and without disabilities in France. This experience prompted him to leave Harvard University in the summer of 1985 and live in the Ark in Trosly-Breuil for a year . In mid-1986 he visited the house of the late French mystic Marthe Robin in Châteauneuf-de-Galaure in the Drôme department . In late 1986 he found a permanent home in the Daybreak Ark community in Richmond Hill near Toronto , Canada, where he served as spiritual director until his unexpected death in 1996.

In 1996, Nouwen traveled to St. Petersburg to make a film about Rembrandt's painting The Return of the Prodigal Son . During a stopover in the Netherlands, he died of a heart attack in Hilversum.

reception

After his death, a society, a foundation in Rotterdam and an archive and research center at the University of Toronto were set up to further research and publish his extensive work.

Works

Nouwen is an internationally recognized writer of spiritual literature. In his more than 40 books, he knew how to combine technical knowledge with Christian spirituality. His books live not least from the perception and reflection of one's own spiritual experiences and the existential decisions derived from them. Individual unpublished texts - especially diaries - were still published after his death, although it remains unclear whether they were all intended for publication. Many of his works have had numerous editions and have been translated into several languages, in German have appeared:

  • I listened to the silence . Seven months in the Trappist monastery. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 1978, 1997 (and 2012, ISBN 978-3-451-06395-4 ; many editions)
  • Fire that burns from within. Herder, Freiburg 1981, ISBN 978-3-451-19427-6 .
  • The shared suffering. Herder Freiburg, 1983 (new edition 1986, ISBN 978-3-451-19714-7 ; with Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison )
  • Prayers from the silence. Walk the way of hope. Herder, Freiburg 1983 (new edition 2014, ISBN 978-3-451-06575-0 )
  • Where do you want to lead me Notes from Latin America. Herder, Freiburg 1983 (new edition 1989, ISBN 978-3-451-19885-4 )
  • Time that is given to us. Aging in serenity. Herder, Freiburg 1983 (new edition 1991, ISBN 978-3-451-19760-4 )
  • The threefold way. Three movements of spiritual life. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 1984 (Herder, Freiburg 1992, ISBN 978-3-451-20019-9 ; New title: Die dreifache Spur. Orientation for a spiritual life. Herder, Freiburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-451- 33416-0 )
  • Healed from his wounds. Paths to Human Pastoral Care. Herder, Freiburg 1987 (new edition 1994, ISBN 978-3-451-20853-9 )
  • Search for harmony. From the spiritual power of memory. Service and prayer in memory of Jesus Christ. Herder, Freiburg 1988 (new edition 1992, ISBN 978-3-451-20253-7 ; 1999. ISBN 978-3-451-08774-5 )
  • Be God's clown. Reflections, loneliness, celibacy. Prayer and contemplation. Herder, Freiburg 1989 (New subtitles: On praying and serving. 1992, ISBN 978-3-451-20544-6 ; Spirituality and service. 2014, ISBN 978-3-451-06574-3 )
  • Jesus, meaning of my life. Letters to Marc. Herder, Freiburg 1988, ISBN 3-451-21329-X . (German first edition)
  • Day breaks at night. Diary of a spiritual life. Herder, Freiburg 1989, 1992 and 1999, ISBN 978-3-451-21443-1 .
  • The mirror of the afterlife. Thoughts about life and death. Herder, Freiburg 1990, ISBN 978-3-451-21869-9
  • In the house of life. From fear to love. Herder, Freiburg 1990 and 1993 (New title: Newly encountering life. Ways out of fear. Claudius, Munich, 2011, ISBN 978-3-532-62423-4 )
  • Show me the way. A companion through fasting and Easter. Herder, Freiburg 1990 (new edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-29357-3 )
  • Images of divine life. Herder, Freiburg 1991.
  • He carries our burden. Herder, Freiburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-451-21840-8 .
  • Creative pastoral care. Herder, Freiburg 1989 (new edition 1991, ISBN 978-3-451-21544-5 )
  • Die to Live. Farewell to my mother. Herder, Freiburg, 1991 (Claudius Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-532-62418-0 )
  • Proximity. Longing for a lively relationship. Essays on Pastoral Psychology. Herder, Freiburg 1992, ISBN 978-3-451-22591-8 .
  • Find life in him. Herder, Freiburg 1993, ISBN 978-3-451-19549-5 .
  • Pastoral care that comes from the heart. Herder, Freiburg 1993 (new edition 2000, ISBN 978-3-451-21442-4 )
  • The gift of perfection. Live with dying. Herder, Freiburg 1994, 1995 (and 1998, ISBN 978-3-451-23326-5 )
  • You are the loved one. Live religiously in a secular world. Herder, Freiburg 1995 (new edition 2006, ISBN 978-3-451-29282-8 )
  • Take his picture in your heart. Spiritual interpretation of a painting by Rembrandt. Herder, Freiburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-451-22404-1 .
  • Immerse yourself in the silence. Herder, Freiburg 1995, ISBN 978-3-451-23609-9 .
  • The power of his presence. Life from the Eucharist. Herder, Freiburg 1996, ISBN 978-3-451-23469-9 .
  • Find life in him. Three meditations on Christian life. Herder, Freiburg 1996.
  • Living in the here and now. Annual reading book. Herder, Freiburg 1996 and 2005.
  • With open hands. Our life as prayer. Herder, Freiburg 1996, ISBN 978-3-451-23782-9 .

Works published posthumously

Audio books

literature

Web links

Commons : Henri Nouwen  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Magazine breezing 1-1997, Federal-Verlag, Witten
  2. ^ Henri Nouwen, biography of Susanne Niebler. Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
  3. ^ Henri Nouwen Foundation. Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Nouwen, Henri JM
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nouwen, Henri Jozef Machiel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Roman Catholic priest, theologian, psychologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Nijkerk
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1996
Place of death Hilversum