Flying, Falling, Catching: An Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom
Book by Henri J. M. Nouwen
DETAILS
Publisher : HarperOne (March 8, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 272 pages ISBN-10 : 006311352X ISBN-13 : 978-0063113527 Item Weight : 12 ounces Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.93 x 8.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #52,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #149 in Religious Leader Biographies #542 in Christian Inspirational #952 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books) , Henri Nouwen’s never-before-published story of his surprising friendship with a traveling trapeze troupe. During the last five years of his life, best-selling spiritual author Henri J. M. Nouwen became close to The Flying Rodleighs, a trapeze troupe in a traveling circus. Like Nouwen’s own life, a trapeze act is full of artistry, exhilarating successes, crushing failures and continual forgiveness. He wrote about his experience in a genre new to him: creative non-fiction. In Flying, Falling, Catching , Nouwen's colleague and friend Carolyn Whitney-Brown presents his unpublished trapeze writings framed by the true story of his rescue through a hotel window by paramedics during his first heart attack. Readers will meet Nouwen as a spiritual risk taker who was transformed through his engagement with these trapeze artists, as well as his participation in the Civil Rights movement, his life in community with people with intellectual disabilities, his personal growth through friendships during the 1990s AIDS pandemic, and other unexpected encounters. What will we do with our lives, and with whom will we do it? In this story of flying and catching, Nouwen invites us all to let go and fly, even when we are afraid of falling. Read more
REVIEW
What an amazing rendering of Henri Nowens quest to share the compelling insight he found in discovering the Flying Rodleighs Trapeze Troupe. This book defies neat description....combining autobiography, spirituality, nonfiction story, and relationship tributes. Carolyn has skillfully woven sources and perspectives in engaging story arcs. I couldn't put it down. It is a gift and a blessing that puts a fitting summit on his body of work.
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