Can You Drink the Cup?

by Henri J. M. Nouwen, Ron Hansen, Ron Hansen (Foreword by)

Overview

The last book published before Henri Nouwen's death in 1996, Can You Drink the Cup? has been translated into ten languages and sold more than 140,000 copies. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question Jesus asked his friends James and John, Nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to articulate the basics of the spiritual life. Written with the profound insight and clarity characteristic of his numerous best-selling books, Nouwen's deeply perceptive exploration of Jesus' challenging question has the power to pierce your heart, expand your spiritual horizons, and radically change your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594710995
Publisher:	Ave Maria Press
Publication date:	10/02/2006
Edition description:	Tenth Anniversary Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996), one of the most popular spiritual writers of our time, was ordained a priest in 1957 in Holland. He wrote more than forty books, among them the bestselling Out of Solitude. He taught at the University of Notre Dame as well as at Yale and Harvard Universities. From 1986 until his death in 1996 he was part of the L’Arche Daybreak community in Toronto, where he shared his life with people with mental disabilities.

Ron Hansen is an award-winning novelist whose works include Mariette in Ecstasy, The Wreck of the Deutschland, and most recently A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion.

Table of Contents

	Prologue: The Chalice and the Cup	13
	Introduction: The Question	19
Part 1	Holding the Cup
Chapter 1	Holding	25
Chapter 2	The Cup of Sorrow	31
Chapter 3	The Cup of Joy	41
Part 2	Lifting the Cup
Chapter 4	Lifting	55
Chapter 5	The Cup of Blessings	63
Chapter 6	To Life	71
Part 3	Drinking the Cup
Chapter 7	Drinking	79
Chapter 8	The Cup of Salvation	85
Chapter 9	To the Bottom	93
Conclusion	The Answer	103
	Epilogue: One Cup, One Body	109

Editorial Reviews

"When the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin learned that his cancer had returned and that he hadn’t long to live, he turned immediately to Henri Nouwen for spiritual support. This little book explains why. In concise and elegant language, Can You Drink the Cup? opens up Nouwen's own life in Christ and enlarges ours. I loved the book—and needed it." —Kenneth L. Woodward, Contributing Editor, Newsweek

"Can You Drink the Cup? weaves personal encounter, profound compassion for the Other, and the vibrant reality of God's Word into a brilliant whole. It is, quite simply, a classic." —Lawrence S. Cunningham, John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology, The University of Notre Dame

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