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- 1979 (Creation)
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110 p. of textual records
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Item consists of a book which Nouwen wrote based on four lectures given to the English-speaking community in Rome, calling attention to four clown-like elements in the spiritual life. The book has been divided into the following: Introduction; I: Solitude and Community; II: Celibacy and the Holy; III: Prayer and Thought; IV: Contemplation and Ministry; Conclusion.
As is stated on the back cover: "During these five months in Rome it wasn't the red cardinals nor the Red Brigade who had the most impact on me . . . the real and true story was told by the clowns. . . . The clowns remind us with a tear and a smile that we are sharing the same human weakness."
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Garden City, NY : Image Books, 1979.
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Dedication: "to the memory of a very humble man Pope Paul VI".
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Added by L Joson, 13 December 2017
Revised by L Joson, 26 June 2018