{"product_id":"the-inner-voice-of-love-a-journey-through-anguish-to-freedom-9780385483483","title":"The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom","description":"This is Henri Nouwen's \"secret journal.\" It was written during the most difficult period of his life, when he suddenly lost his self-esteem, his energy to live and work, his sense of being loved, even his hope in God. Although he experienced excruciating anguish and despair, he was still able to keep a journal in which he wrote a spiritual imperative to himself each day that emerged from his conversations with friends and supporters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than eight years, Henri Nouwen felt that what he wrote was too raw and private to share with others. Instead, he published \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Prodigal Son, \u003c\/i\u003e in which he expressed some of the insights gained during his mental and spiritual crisis. But then friends asked him, \"Why keep your anguish hidden from the many people who have been nurtured by your writing? Wouldn't it be of consolation for many to know about the fierce inner battle that lies underneath so many of your spiritual insights?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the countless men and women who have to live through the pain of broken relationships, or who suffer from the loss of a loved one, this book about the inner voice of love offers new courage, new hope, even new life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385483483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Henri J. M. Nouwen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636796059804,"sku":"9780385483483","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a940bb8b-cf48-4b57-828e-99250d563a39.jpg?v=1603842993","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-inner-voice-of-love-a-journey-through-anguish-to-freedom-9780385483483","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}