Vulnerable. Gentle. Pastoral. These words describe Henri J.M. Nouwen, (1932-1996), the spiritual writer and priest who experienced both academic status at Harvard and Yale and service at L’Arche, a community of people with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers. Nouwen speaks honestly of anguish and freedom, struggle and belovedness, with insights that touch us even today.
Meet host Karen Wright Marsh, and learn more about the show here: www.karenwrightmarsh.com
Guest Donyelle McCray, Assistant Professor of Homiletics at Yale Divinity School, writes about the ways African American women and lay people use the sermon to play, remember, invent, and disrupt. Her book, The Censored Pulpit: Julian of Norwich as Preacher, offers a homiletical reading of Julian’s life and ministry. Her current research examines the preaching and spirituality of the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray. She is also working on a documentary film on Race, Church, and Theological Practices.
Learn more at https://divinity.yale.edu/faculty-and-research/yds-faculty/donyelle-mccray
For more reading, Karen recommends
Henri Nouwen (Modern Spiritual Masters): Writings Selected with an Introduction by Robert A. Jonas
There are numerous books by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Among them are:
The Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
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