{"product_id":"compassion-henri-j-m-nouwen-9780385517522","title":"Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative essay on that least understood virtue, compassion, the authors challenge themselves and us with these questions: Where do we place compassion in our lives? Is it enough to live a life in which we hurt one another as little as possible? Is our guiding ideal a life of maximum pleasure and minimum pain? \u003ci\u003eCompassion\u003c\/i\u003e answers no. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter years of study and discussion among themselves, with other religious, and with men and women at the very center of national politics, the authors look at compassion with a vigorous new perspective. They place compassion at the heart of a Christian life in a world governed far too long by principles of power and destructive control. Compassion, no longer merely an eraser of human mistakes, is a force of prayer and action -- the expression of God's love for us and our love for God and one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompassion\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that says no to a compassion of guilt and failure and yes to a compassionate love that pervades our spirit and moves us to action. Henri Nouwen, Donald McNeill, and Douglas Morrison have written a moving document on what it means to be a Christian in a difficult time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henri J. M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill, Douglas A. Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385517521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385517522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 0.40d","brand":"Henri J. M. Nouwen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996745367807,"sku":"9780385517522","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6719078-f1ba-4a12-ac1b-9f0748b05220.jpg?v=1683343447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compassion-henri-j-m-nouwen-9780385517522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}