A Spirituality of Caregiving (Henri Nouwen Spirituality)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0835810453 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
If you provide care for another person, whether you are a family member or a professional caregiver, you know that caregiving is hard, sometimes unappreciated work. But have you ever considered that it isn t easy to be the care receiver?
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Five Stars I enjoy this series of Nouwens writings.. "Brilliant book about caregiving!" according to RobS. best book I've ever read about caregiving, for once it deals with things from both the carer and caree perspectives! well worth the read!. Just what was needed. I bought this for a friend who is overloaded with several aspects of caregiving. Her words were, "It will be with me wherever I go."
Henri Nouwen was born in Holland in 1932 and ordained a Catholic priest in 1957. He obtained a doctoral degree in psychology from Nijmegen University in the Netherlands and taught at Notre Dame, Yale, and Harvard. He experienced the monastic life with Trappist monks at the Abbey of the Genesee, lived among the poor in Latin America, and was interested and active in numerous causes related to social justice. After a lifetime of see