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    <body><![CDATA[What a beautiful book.  This book has opened my eyes to the way the scriptures should be studied.  For years and years, Henri Nouwen has studied the Rembrandt painting and scriptural parable &quot;The Return of the Prodigal Son&quot; and has found depth and truth and understanding that I have never ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43040157">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow!!! Nouwen is so open &amp; honest. He sums it up this painting as human expression of divine compassion.<br/>Loved his encounter of 2 days observing the painting at the Heritage in Saint Petersburg &amp; how the light at different times during the day changed what he saw in the painting. In his life (j...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66502627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found reading this book emotionally overwhelming, at times.  Henri Nouwen provides a reflection which I think can be applicable to nearly anyone.  He speaks with the authority of experience, but also the grace of enlightenment.  It is clear that he is the Jedi, and I but a young Padawan.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46001539">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book pulls some very powerful universal lessons out of the parable of the prodigal son via the painting by Rembrandt of the same name.  I loved how the author married art and religious thought.  It was interesting.  I liked the author's rambling train of thought as he discovered new aspects to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73589629">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Based on Rembrandt's painting of the prodigal son returning home, the author discusses the parable from three perspectives: the younger son, the older son, and the father.  <br/><br/>He talks about how he relates to each, and how important it is for us to avoid being like the older son, and to wor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60977728">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A brilliant meditation on the truths revealed in Rembrandt's representation of the great parable. It might have been a pamphlet, however, because at times Nouwen gets longwinded with his points. Reading it as a psalm rather than an apologetic, however, alleviates that irritation. The chief insight f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24783987">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the best books I've ever read.  Henri Nouwen studies Rembrandt's painting of the Prodigal Son and gives deep and spiritual insight into it's meaning.  His reflections are incredible and it's a book to read over and over again and study.  I kept falling asleep when I read it...not beca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60469199">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This reads like a text book, but I'm really glad I read it.  It's a detailed description and analysis of Rembrandt's painting 'Return of the Prodigal Son.'  It really makes you think and analyze yourself in real life - seeing where you fit into the picture; whether you are the son that sinned and re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41652507">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a wonderful book by a struggling wounded priest.  It details our struggle to come home to the Father whether we are a wandering younger son or a bitter elder brother.  It also includes guidance to become the father, a person who loves joyously no matter what.  There is lots to think about an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71311414">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cannot capture succinctly all that I have learned and am still learning from this book. Nouwen's reflections on the story of the lost or prodigal son in the light of Rembrandt's painting have challenged me and helped me to grow in my own understanding of God, resulting in a new or changed experien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78632871">more...</a>]]></body>
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