{"product_id":"compassion-henri-j-m-nouwen","title":"Compassion - Henri J. M. Nouwen","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e answers no.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Spring Arbor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45980183494975,"sku":"9780385517522","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7731\/0271\/files\/121_ddc428e3-f4c8-4994-a92b-ceba17f62206.jpg?v=1706047882","url":"https:\/\/morningstarbookstore.com\/products\/compassion-henri-j-m-nouwen","provider":"Morning Star Christian Bookstores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}