File 35 - Audio collected by Jutta Ayer

32 audio cassettes

File consists of thirty two audio cassettes some of which Nouwen lecturing for the Introduction to the Spiritual Life course taught at Harvard in 1984 and at Boston College in 1985. The remaining cassettes feature Nouwen speaking at the "Celebration 25" retreat held in 1992, speaking at Harvard on "Spirituality and Peacemaking" in 1983 and messages he left on Ayer's answering machine.

SR2002 40 01: Sixteen audio cassettes of Nouwen lecturing for the Introduction to the Spiritual Life course taught at Harvard in the spring semester from February 23 to April 26, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v1 is titled "Writing" and was given on February 23, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v2 features a lecture titled "Waiting" on side 1 given on February 28, 1984 and a lecture titled "Patiently" on side 2 given on March 1,1984. SR2002 40 01 v3 is titled "In Expectation" and was given on March 6, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v4 is titled "Prayer" and was given on March, 8, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v5 is titled "Hiddeness" and was given on March 13, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v6 is titled "Compassion" and was given on March 15, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v7 is titled "Downward Mobility" and was given on March 20, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v8 is titled "Temptation" and was given on March 22, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v9 is titled "Healing" and was given on April 3, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v10 is titled "Confrontation" and was given on April 5, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v11 is titled "Love #1" and was given on April 12, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v12 is titled "Love #2" and was given on April 17, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v13 is titled "Suffering & New Life" and was given on April 19, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v14 is titled "L'Arche" and was given on April 24, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v15 is titled "Holy Spirit & Mission" and was given on April 26, 1984. SR2002 40 01 v16 is also titled "Holy Spirit & Mission" and features the continuation lecture from April 26, 1984 from the precious cassette. This was the final lecture for the course.

SR2006 04 01: Thirteen audio cassettes of Nouwen lecturing for the Introduction to the Spiritual Life course taught at Boston College in July 1985. SR2006 04 01 v1 is titled "Lecture #1 Introduction" and was given on July 8, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v2 is titled "#2 Prologue" and was given on July 9, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v3 is titled "Reading and Writing the Word" and was given on July 11, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v4 is titled "Part II Questions and Answers" and was given on July 11, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v5 is titled "Nicodemus and Samaritan Woman" and was given on July 2, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v6 is titled "Nicodemus and Samaritan Woman II" and was given on July 12, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v7 is titled "Intimacy" and was given on July 15, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v8 is titled "Intimacy II" and was given on July 15, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v9 is titled "Fecundity" and was given on July 16, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v10 is titled "Ecstasy" and was given on July 17, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v11 is titled "Ecstasy Part II Passion and Resurrection" and was given on July 18, 1985. SR2006 04 01 v12 is features "Part II" of the lecture given on July 18, 1985 on Side A, and a lecture titled "Part I" given on July 19, 1985 on Side B. SR2006 04 01 v13 is titled "Part II" continuing the lecture begin on the previous cassette, and was given on July 19, 1985. This was the final lecture for the course.

SR2006 04 02: Nouwen speaking at the Celebration 25 event honouring the 25th anniversary of the Christian Counselling Service. The speech was given at Hart House Theatre at the University of Toronto. The title of the talk is believed to be "A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: A Celebration of the Spirit in Healing," as referred to in Calendar file 1046.

SR2011 26 01: Nouwen giving a talk titled "Spirituality and Peacemaking" at Harvard Divinity School on April 11, 1983. This is presumed to be the only recording of the talk.

SR2011 26 02: Messages left by Nouwen on Ayer's answering machine, including the final message left on September 15, 1996 from the airport before he left for the Netherlands.

Title based on contents of the file.
See also the Oral History Project fonds, file 12, for Jutta Ayer's interview on Henri Nouwen.
See Calendar files, file 1406 for SR2006 04 02.
Access copy (2) available in Research Collection Fonds Access Copies, Sound Recording Series, box 31 for SR2011 26 01 and SR2011 26 02.
SR2011 26 01 and SR2011 26 02 digitized May 25, 2011.

Revised by T Wong, 10 September 2021