Discernment
Subtitle: reading the signs of daily life
By: Henri J. M. Nouwen, with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780061686153; 9780061686160
Subjects: Discernment (Christian theology)
Description: Presents the principles of discernment, which will teach readers how to read the signs of the times in daily life in order to know what next to do.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Embracing the practice in solitude and community; title: Distinguishing spirits of truth and falsehood; title: Read the way forward; title: Read the book of nature; title: Pay attention to people in your path; title: Discern the signs of the times; title: Test the call: discerning vocation; title: Open your heart: discerning divine presence; title: Remember who you are: discerning identity; title: Know the time: when to act, when to wait, when to be led; title: Discerning the hidden wholeness; title: Appendix A. We drink from our own wells: discernment and liberation / Henri Nouwen; title: Appendix B. Henri Nouwen on hearing a deeper beat / Michael J. Christensen; title: Appendix C. Spiritual friendship and mutual discernment / Robert A. Jonas.