God's Beloved"More than most writers, the Catholic priest Henri Nouwen earned the adjective "beloved" with his penetratingly honest meditations on the Christian life. In this book, Nouwen's Harvard teaching assistant seeks not just to celebrate his friend but also to understand the roots of his spiritual journey. O'Laughlin has a keen sense of Nouwen's uniqueness: "Henri was not living out, nor was he presenting to the world, a universally applicable spiritual

'A gift from the Philippine Church to all of us waiting in hope

"mission" has preceded the church

Chair of Theology at Georgetown University

"The Tao of Liberation

as well as the theological developments that influenced their role

By illuminating Nouwen's origins

Through the advice of many scholars of Christian origins the selections here include texts that show students how Christianity developed and was lived in Asia

and communal memory (apostolic)

Ines Marie Talamantez and Emily Culpper

Joe Holland is the author of The American Journey and numerous articles

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she concludes with a magisterial chapter entitled "A Feminist Missiology for Contemporary Missionary Women