{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-prodigal-son-isbn-9780385473071","title":"The Return of the Prodigal Son","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith over a million copies sold, this classic work is essential reading for all who ask, “Where has my struggle led me?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecommended reading for Hallow’s 2026 Lent Pray40 Community Prayer Challenge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Prodigal Son\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Nouwen reflects on Rembrandt’s painting in light of his own life journey, he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers. Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger son’s return, the father’s restoration of sonship, the elder son’s resentfulness, and the father’s compassion. The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as God loves, and to be loved as God’s beloved, will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time, and is here represented with a vigor and power fresh for our times.\"\u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Prodigal Son\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as in the terrible beauty of the transformation to which it calls us.”\u003cb\u003e—New Oxford Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri J.M.  Nouwen\u003c\/b\u003e was a Dutch-born Catholic priest, professor, and pastor, who  gained international renown as the author of over 30 books on the  spiritual life, including such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Wounded Healer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inner Voice of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/i\u003e.  Nouwen's books have been translated into more than 30 languages and  have sold upwards of seven million copies worldwide, resonating with  people across the religious, spiritual, cultural, and political  spectrum. Since his death in 1996, ever-increasing numbers of readers,  writers, teachers, and seekers have been guided by his literary legacy.","brand":"Image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300352839909,"sku":"NP9780385473071","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385473071.jpg?v=1767741224","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-return-of-the-prodigal-son-isbn-9780385473071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}