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Published Works by and about Henri J. M. Nouwen

Maintained by Gabrielle Earnshaw
John M. Kelly Library, University of St. Michael's College

This list of published works by or about Henri Nouwen is divided into the following sections. The material within each of these sections is arranged chronologically, with undated material following the dated material.

Materials by Henri J. M. Nouwen

Materials about Henri J. M. Nouwen

Periodical Articles
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
20 - 69 "Anton T. Boisen and Theology Through Living Human Documents", Pastoral Psychology 1968 Sep
20 - 69A "Supervisie bij de opleiding in de grootseminaries in die Verenigde Station", Tijdschrift voor Pastoral Psychologie 1970 Mar
20 - 70 "Finding the Friendly Space", The Episcopalian 1973 Jun
20 - 70 "Hospitality", Monastic Studies 1974 Easter
20 - 70 "Case-Recording in Pastoral Education", The Journal of the Academy of Parish Clergy 1974,1977
20 - 71 "Easter: No Easy Victory", St. Anthony Messenger 1975 Mar
20 - 71 "Compassion: Solidarity, Consolation, and Comfort", America 1976 Mar 13
20 - 71 "Solitude", Sojourners 1976 Mar
20 - 71 "Stranger in Paradise", The Sign 1976 Apr
20 - 71 "The Gift of Solitude", Faith at Work 1976 Apr
20 - 72 "Drawing Closer to God and Man", The Sign 1976 May
20 - 72 "Solitude and Intimacy in the Family", A.D. Correspondence 1976 Jul 31
20 - 72 "Contemplative Reflections on Torture", Sojourners 1976
20 - 72 "Compassion", Exchange 1976 Summer
20 - 73 "Living the Questions: The Spirituality of the Religion Teacher", Union Seminary Quarterly Review 1976 Fall
20 - 73 "Called to be Hosts", Faith at Work 1976 Sep
20 - 73 "Does the News Destroy Compassion?", The Sign 1976 Sep
20 - 73 "Compassion: Bringing us Together", The Sign 1976 Oct
20 - 74 "Disappearing from the World", The Sign 1976 Nov
20 - 74 "The Minister as the Wounded Healer", Pulpit Digest 1976
20 - 74 "Compassion: The Core of Spiritual Leadership", Worship 1977 Jan
20 - 74 "Prayer and Ministry", Sisters Today 1977 Feb
20 - 74 "Memories Can Inspire You", The Sign 1977 Feb
20 - 75 Eight-part series on "Compassion", reprinted from Sojourners 1977-1978
20 - 75 "Boisen and the Case Method", Chicago Theological Seminary Register, Boisen Centennial edition (complete copy) 1977 Winter
20 - 76 "Solitude and Community", Worship 1978 Jan
20 - 76 "Living the Question: The Spirituality of the Religion Teacher", Studies in Childhood Education (In Japanese, translation Nobuko Kawano) 1978 Mar
20 - 76 "The Parish as a Community of Compassion: A Style of Pastoral Leadership", St. Luke's Journal of Theology 1978 Mar
20 - 77 "meedogenloze mieuws media?", De Nieuwe Boodschap 1978 May
20 - 77 "Unceasing Prayer", America 1978
20 - 77 "mededogen sticht gemeenschup", De Nieuwe Boodschap 1978
20 - 77 "niet langer de aandacht trekken", De Nieuwe Boodschap 1978
20 - 78 "The Hell of Mercy", Sojourners 1978 Dec
20 - 78 "Solitude and Community", Building Up the Body of Christ (in Eng., Dutch, Fr., Sp., Ger., It.) 1978
20 - 78 "Solitude", Sojourners 1979 Mar
20 - 79 "Patience" (with D. McNeill & D. Morrison), The Sign 1979 Apr
20 - 79 "Letting Go of All Things", Sojourners 1979 May
20 - 79 "genezing der herinneringen", De Nieuwe Boodschap 1979
20 - 79 "Can You Be Intimate With More Than One Person?", U.S. Catholic 1979 Jul
20 - 80 "The Search for Intimacy", Church Herald 1979 Nov 30
20 - 80 "The Monk and the Cripple: Toward a Spirituality of Ministry", America 1980 Mar 15
20 - 80 "The Desert Counsel to Flee the World", Sojourners 1980 Jun
20 - 80 "Silence, The Portable Cell", Sojourners 1980 Jul
20 - 81 "Reflections on Compassion", C.H.A.C. Review 1980
20 - 81 "Descend With the Mind Into the Heart", Sojourners 1980 Aug
20 - 81 "As I See It: Our God is a God Who Cares", Church Leaders Bulletin 1980 Fall
20 - 81 "What is the Goal of Spiritual Growth?", Faith at Work 1980
20 - 82 "Hearing Heart to Heart", Sojourners 1980 Oct
20 - 82 "Spiritual Direction", Reflection 1981 Jan
20 - 82 "Encounter in Solitude", The Sign 1981 Feb
41 - 254 "The Selfless Way of Christ", Sojourners (Korean translation) 1981 Jun 1981
41 - 255 "Temptation: The Pull Toward Upward Mobility", Sojourners 1981 Jul
41 - 255 "A Self-Emptied Heart: The Disciplines of Spiritual Formation", Sojourners 1981 Aug
41 - 256 "Spiritual Direction", Worship 1981 Sep
41 - 256 "Gratitude", America 1982 Dec 4
41 - 256 "Humility", America 1982 Dec 11
41 - 257 "Prayer and Peacemaking", Catholic Agitator 1982 Dec
41 - 257 "Reflections sur la compassion", Vie Consacree 1983 Mar 15
41 - 258 "Solitude is the Furnace of Transformation", The Episcopalian 1983 Jun
41 - 258 "Simple Joys", The Other Side 1983 Sep
41 - 258 "Beber en su propio pozo", Paginas 1983 Oct
75 - 495 "The Suffering Christ", The Other Side 1983 Dec
43 - 276 "Christ of the Americas", America 1984 Apr 21
43 - 276 "El Resucitado vive: una experiencia de reconciliacion en Nicaragua", Amanecer 1984 May
43 - 276 "Intimacy and Solidarity", Round Table 1984 Autumn
43 - 276 "Saying NO to Death", Seeds 1984 Dec
43 - 276 "Prayer embraces the world", Maryknoll 1985 Apr
43 - 277 "The Icon of the Virgin of Vladimir", America 1985 May
43 - 277 "Liberation: Freedom to love", Together 1985 May
43 - 277 "Prayer and the Jealous God", New Oxford Review 1985 Jun
43 - 277 "Creating True Intimacy", Sojourners 1985 Jun
43 - 277 "Bearing Fruit in the Spirit", Sojourners 1985 Jul
20 - 82A "Saying NO to Death", Fellowship 1985 Sep
20 - 82A "Peace, a Gift We Receive in Prayer", New Oxford Review 1985 Sep
43 - 278 "Saying NO to Death in All Its Manifestations", New Oxford Review 1985 Oct
43 - 278 "Saying 'Yes' to Life", New Oxford Review 1985 Nov
43 - 278 "L'Icône de la Sainte Trinité", Feu et Lumiere 1985 Nov 17
43 - 278 "Seeing Christ", America 1986 Jan 4
43 - 278 "The Spirituality of Peacemaking", The Lutheran 1986 Feb 5
43 - 278 "The Holy Obligation of Peacemaking", The Lutheran 1986 Feb 19
43 - 278 "Working for Peace", The Lutheran 1986 Mar 5
43 - 278 "L'Icone de la Vierge de Vladimir", Feu et Lumiere 1986 Feb
43 - 278 "Together at the Table", Sojourners (book review of The Supper Table: Programs for Community Spirituality by M.L. Monette) 1986 Feb
48 - 291 Quotation from The Living Reminder--Builder 1986 May
48 - 291 "The Fullness of Divine Love: Reflections on a Russian Pentecost Icon", Sojourners 1986 Jun
48 - 291 "Running From What We Desire", Partnership 1986
48 - 291 "A New Life Among the Handicapped", New Oxford Review 1986 Sep
48 - 292 "The Trusting Heart and the Primacy of the Mystical Life", New Oxford Review 1986 Oct
48 - 292 "The Spirituality of Peacemaking", The Church Herald 1986 Oct 3
48 - 292 "Working for Peace", The Church Herald 1986 Oct 17
48 - 292 "Orthodox Downward Mobility or Secularist Prosperity?", New Oxford Review 1986 Nov
48 - 292 "Coping With Distractions", New Oxford Review 1986 Dec
48 - 293 "A Response from Henry J. M. Nouwen" to "The Minister as Narrator" by John Robert McFarland, The Christian Ministry 1987 Jan
48 - 293 "A Spirituality of Waiting: Being Alert to God's Presence in Our Lives", Weavings 1987
48 - 293 "Christ's Simultaneous Absence and Presence", New Oxford Review 1987
48 - 294 "The Most Profound Basis for the Sacredness of All Human Flesh", New Oxford Review 1987 Mar
48 - 294 "The Journey from Despair to Hope", Praying 1987
48 - 294 "The Primacy of the Heart", Expressions 1987
48 - 294 "To Meet the Body is to Meet the Word", New Oxford Review 1987 Apr
50 - 305 "Trying to Avoid Temptations When Among the Famous and Successful" 1987 Jun
50 - 305 "The Extraordinary Witness of Marthe Robin" 1987 May
50 - 305 "The Passion of Marthe Robin" 1987 Nov
50 - 306 "Spirituality and Everyday Life: Care", Fellowship in Prayer 1987 Dec
50 - 306 "L'Arche and the World", Letters of L'Arche 1987 Sep/Dec
50 - 306 "L'Arche et le Monde", Lettres de L'Arche 1987 Dec
50 - 307 "Spirituality and the Family", Weavings 1988 Jan/Feb
50 - 307 "Voir le Christ", Fue et Lumiere 1988 Feb
50 - 308 "Holy Week Meditations", Praying 1988 Mar/Apr
50 - 308 "The Peace That is Not of This World", Weavings 1988 Mar/Apr
50 - 309 "The Peace That is Not of This World", Journal of Christian Healing 1988 Spring
50 - 309 "Unambiguous Care", Jubilee 1988 Spr/Sum
50 - 309 "Finding Peace in Brokenness", WorldVision 1988 Aug/Sep
50 - 310 "Gebed: weerstand en verlangen", Vuur 1988 Dec
50 - 310 "The Place of His Presence", The Lutheran 1988 Dec 14
50 - 310 "The Peace That is Not of This World", Acupuncture 1988-1989 Wtr
78 - 508 "A Life through Adam", Sign of the Times 1988
50 - 310 "We have received more", The Link and Visitor 1989 Jan
50 - 311 "L'icone de la descente de l'Esprit Saint", Feu et Lumiere 1989 Jan
50 - 311 "Adam's Peace", Signs of the Times 1989 May
50 - 311 "De volheid van de goddelijke liefde", Vuur 1989 May/Jun
50 - 312 "Faces of Faith", The Other Side 1989 Sep/Oct
50 - 312 "Marie, Mere des pretres", Feu et Lumiere 1989 Oct
50 - 312 "A Glimpse Behind the Mirror: Reflections on Death and Life", Weavings 1989 Nov/Dec
50 - 313 "Living the Second Loneliness", Companion 1990 Jan
50 - 313 "Because of Adam", Reader's Digest 1990 Jan, Mar
50 - 313 "God's Choice", Pioneer Christian Monthly 1990 May
50 - 313 "Holding Ground", CALC Report n.d.
20 - 82A "Aging and Ministry" n.d.
20 - 82A "L'Arche: A Garden of Eden?", Scarboro Missions n.d.
57 - 363 "Finding Vocation in Downward Mobility", Leadership 1990 summer
57 - 363 "Living in the Center Enables Us to Care", Health Progress 1990 Jul-Aug
57 - 363 "A Sudden Trip to Lourdes", New Oxford Review 1990 Sep
57 - 363 "A Life Through Adam", Reader's Digest 1990 Sep
57- 363 "The Necessity for Mourning", Alive Now 1990 Sep-Oct
57 - 363 "Hidden Treasures in Our Lives", Praying 1990 Nov-Dec
59 - 377 "Unchanged by the World", Sojourners 1991 Aug-Sep
59 - 377 "Un voyage imprevu a Lourdes", Feu et Lumiere 1991 May
57 - 363 "The Journey from Despair to Hope", Praying n.d.
61 - 397 "A Time to Mourn, a Time to Dance", Catholic New Times 1992 Mar, Apr
61 - 397 "Reborn From Above", Spiritual Life 1992 Spring
61 - 398 "Forgiveness: The Name of Love in a Wounded World", Weavings 1992 Mar/Apr
61 - 398 "An Invitation to Joy", Praying 1992 May/Jun
61 - 399 "When Mourning and Dancing are One", New Oxford Review 1992 Jun
61 - 399 "Blessed", Living Prayer 1992 Jul/Aug
62 - 408 "Finding the Trapeze Artist in the Priest", New Oxford Review 1993 Jun
62 - 408 "Living in Deep Gratitude", The Lutheran 1993 Jun
68 - 446 "Touching Stone: The Sculpture of Steve Jenkinson", Image 1993 Fall
64 - 419 "Reflecties (1)", Zaken die God raken 1993 Nov
68 - 446 "Leren Leven met je onvolkomheden", God's Liefde 1993 Dec
64 - 420 "Going Home", Faith at Work 1993 Winter
68 - 446 "Power, Powerlessness and Power", Letters of L'Arche 1993
64 - 416 "Celibacy is a Witness to the World", Vision '94 1994
64 - 416 "All is Grace", Leaven: Bread for the World Covenant Church Publication 1994
68 - 447 "A Picnic on a Tombstone and Other Reflections", New Oxford Review 1994 Mar
68 - 447 "Out of Love Into Love", Praying 1994 Mar-Apr
68 - 447 "Pilgrimage to the Christian East", New Oxford Review 1994 Apr
68 - 447 "Macht. machteloosheid. Kracht Een theologie van de zwakheid", Benedictijns Tidjschrift 1994 Jun
72 - 468 "Our Story, Our Wisdom", HIV/AIDS: The Second Decade 1994 Jul
69 - 456 "Reflecties (5)", "Reflecties (7)", Zaken die God raken 1994
75 - 495 "Discipleship", The Plough (Reprint of forward by Nouwen) 1994 Dec
69 - 456A "Reflecties (7-10)", Zaken die God raken 1995
78 - 509 "Moving from Solitude to Community to Ministry", Leadership 1995
75 - 495A "Moving from Solitude to Community to Ministry", Australian Ministry Digest 1996 Jan
75 - 496 "Celibates Need Prayer and Poverty", Vision '96 1996 Jan
78 - 510 "Telkens opnieuw een thuis Zoeken", Op Tocht 1996 Aug

Periodical articles co-authored by Nouwen
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
48 - 295 "Centering Prayer" (excerpts from the book Compassion by Henri Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill, and Douglas A. Morrison), Centering

1986 Spring
62 - 409 "All is Grace", Weavings 1992 Nov/Dec
62 - 409 "Broken", Living Prayer (2 copies) 1993 Mar/Apr
62 - 409 "The Vulnerable God", Weavings 1993 Jul/Aug

Newspaper articles
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
20 - 83 "Compulsions led him to a monastery", Catholic Witness 1976 Oct 7
20 - 83 "Love on God's Terms", Catholic Witness 1976 Oct 22
20 - 83 "Paraguayans Kill Tribe", National Catholic Review (review of Genocide in Paraguay, ed. Richard Arens) 1977 Feb 18
20 - 84 "Five Faculty Views of the University's Mission", Yale Alumni Magazine and Journal 1977 Nov
20 - 84 "The Faces of Community", Catholic Worker 1978
20 - 84 "Parents and Children", Denver Catholic Register 1980 Jan 30
20 - 85 "Do Not Worry", Catholic Agitator 1980 Sep
20 - 85 "Nieuwe manier van leven om wapenwedloop te Stoppen", Hervormd Nederland 1980 Sep 27
41 - 260 "Latin America: Living With the Poor", National Catholic Reporter 1982 Sep 17
41 - 260 "On All Souls, Bolivia's Living Dine With the Dead", National Catholic Reporter 1982 Oct 29
41 - 260 "Prayer and Peacemaking", Catholic Agitator 1982 Dec
41 - 261 "'Beber de su propio pozo' de Gustavo Gutierrez", El Observador (book review) 1983 Aug 24
41 - 261 "Henri Nouwen's Plea for Nicaragua", National Catholic Reporter 1983 Aug 26
41 - 261 "Entering the Heart of God", Catholic Agitator 1984 Feb
41 - 261 "El Resucitado Vive Experimentando la Reconciliacion en Nicaragua", Christianismo en Nicaragua 1984 May 26
41 - 261 "Rublev's Icon of the Trinity", Harvard Divinity Bulletin 1984 Jun
41 - 261 "From the House of Fear to the House of Love", World Peacemakers 1985 Fall
43 - 275 "Letting Go Of All Things", Baptist Peacemaker 1985 Apr
43 - 275 "A Spirituality of Peacemaking", Harvard Divinity Bulletin 1985 Oct-Nov
50 - 314 "Praying with Icons", National Catholic Reporter 1988 Apr 15
50 - 314 "Heart Speaks to Heart", Catholic Reader 1988 Oct 23
50 - 314 "The Peace That Flows From a Broken Heart", Catholic Reader 1988 Oct 30
50 - 314 "Clergy Column", The Liberal 1989 Sep 6, 13
50 - 314 "Story Demonstrates True Meaning of Compassion", The Liberal 1991 Mar 13
50 - 314 "God Will Take Us Back, Such as We Are", National Catholic Reporter 1989 Jul 28
61 - 402 "Bonds of Love", The Observer (Notre Dame) 1992 Mar 19
68 - 448 "Reborn from Above", St. Angela News 1994 Mar 19
75 - 493 "Overweging Zeventien", Kerk & Lever 1994 Oct
74 - 483 "Zorn, Anerkennung,Liebe", Christ in der Gegenwart 1995 Marz

Bound journals
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
21 - 89 Sojourners, Vol. 6 - Includes:
"What Do You Know By Heart? Learning Spirituality" (August); "Compassion in a Callous World" and "Portraits of Compassion" (September); "Not Without Confrontation" (October); "The Authority of Suffering" (November); "Voluntary Displacement" (December)		 1977
21 - 90 Sojourners, Vol. 7 - Includes: "The Poverty of 'No Control'" (Jan) "Jesus, the Displaced Lord" (Feb) "Compassion of the Spirit" (Mar) "Anchored in God Through Prayer" (Apr) "Contemplation and Ministry" (Jun) "The Hell of Mercy" (Dec) 1978
21 - 91 Sojourners, Vol. 8 - Includes: "Solitude" (Mar) "Letting Go of All Things" (May) 1979
64 - 414 "A Spirituality of Waiting" from The Weavings Reader: Living with God in the World (Upper Room Books) 1993

Newsletters
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
22 - 92 "Reflections on Political Ministry", Network Quarterly 1976 Fall
22 - 92 "Compassion: The Core of Spiritual Leadership", Occasional Papers (Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research) 1977 Mar
22 - 93 "Spirituality and the Family", Church Educator Supplement 1977 Jun
22 - 93 "A Call to Peacemaking", adapted from a talk, "A Journey Interrupted", delivered 1983 Jul 27 1983
22 - 93A "Reflections of Fr. Henri Nouwen After a Month in Nicaragua" (Catholic University, 1983 Jul) 1983
22 - 93A "Homosexuality: Prejudice or Mental Illness?" (Report of article in National Catholic Reporter) n.d.
51 - 325 "From the Peace That is Not of This World", Peace Day (National Peace Day Celebration, Inc.) 1987 Spring
51 - 325 "Adam's Peace", Lake County Right to Life Committee 1989 Feb-Mar
51 - 325 "Adam's Peace", RBC Link 1989 Mar
51 - 325 "Tidings of Great Joy: Every Day is a Holy Day", News From Celebration 1990 Dec

Pamphlets
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
22 - 94 "From Resentment to Gratitude" 1974
22 - 94 "Care and the Elderly" 1975
22 - 94 Foreword to "In the Belly of a Paradox" by Parker J. Palmer 1979
22 - 94 "Prayer and the Priest" 1980
22 - 94 "Spiritual Direction" 1981
22 - 94 "The Spirituality of Peacemaking" 1983
22 - 94 "Christ of the Americas: Dying and Rising and Coming Again" (Reprinted from America) 1984
22 - 94 "Renewed for Life", excerpted from works of Nouwen 1984
22 - 94 Religious Education Forum-Henri J.M. Nouwen, "Spirituality of Peacemaking" 1985 May 5
22 - 94 "A Spirituality of Waiting: Being Alert to God's God's Presence in Our Lives" 1987
51 - 326 "Mary, Mother of Priests" 1988
51 - 326 "Maria, Madre dei Sacerdoti" 1988
51 - 326 "Marie, Mere des Pretres" 1988
51 - 326 "Returning: God's Love Calls Us Home" 1989
51 - 326 "The Peace That is Not of This World" n.d.

Papers
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
22 - 95 "Education to the Ministry" in Integrating the Disciplines in Theological Education, report of 12th biennial meeting of the APEM 1972
22 - 95A "The Monk and the Cripple" in Growing Together: Conference on Shared Ministry 1980
63 - 411 "The 3 Temptations", Good News (Catholic Charismatic Renewal in England) 1993
63 - 411 "Reborn from Alone" in Reflections 1992

Books written by Nouwen
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NUMBER		 CONTENTS DATE
23 - 96 Intimacy: Pastoral Psychological Essays (Fides) 1969
23 - 96 Met open handen: Notities over het gebed (Amboboeken/Bilthoven) 1971
23 - 97 Creative Ministry (Doubleday) 1971
78 - 514 El Sanador Herido (PPC), Spanish translation of The Wounded Healer (1972) 1971
23 - 98 Pray to Live (Fides/Claretian), English translation of Bidden om het leven (1970) 1972
23 - 98 The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society (Doubleday) 1972
23 - >99 With Open Hands (Ave Maria), English translation by Patrick Gaffney of Met open handen (1971) 1972
23 - 100 Mit offenen Händen: Bemerkungen über das Gebet (Patmos), German translation by Hugo Zulauf of Met open handen (1971) 1973
23 - 101 Out of Solitude: Three Meditations on the Christian Life (Ave Maria) 1974
23 - 101 O Paradoxo da Solidao (Paulinas), Portuguese translation by Pe. Lacerda of Out of Solitude (1974) 1975
23 - 102 Reaching Out: The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life (2 copies, inc. commemorative ed.) (Doubleday) Chinese translation of Reaching Out Spanish translation of Reaching Out (PPC) 1975
23 - 103 The Genesee Diary: Report From a Trappist Monastery (Doubleday) 1976
78 - 515 Ich hörte auf die Stille (Herder), German translation of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1976
23 - 104 The Living Reminder: Service and Prayer in Memory of Jesus Christ (Seabury) 1977
24 - 105 Un Etranger au Paradis: Journal de la Trappe (Desclee de Brouwer), French translation by Marie Tadie of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1978
24 - 106 Ich hörte auf die Stille: Sieben Monate im Trappisten-kloster (Herder), German translation of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1978
24 - 107 Ho Ascoltato il Silenzio: Diario da un Monastero Trappista (Queriniana), Italian translation by Ada Tavianini Palieri of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1979
24 - 108 Clowning in Rome: Reflections on Solitude, Celibacy, Prayer and Contemplation (Doubleday) 1979
62 - 406 German translation of Clowning in Rome (Herder) 1979
39 - 244 Oracao Pela Vida: O Compromisso Contemplativo de Thomas Merton (AGIR), Portuguese translation by Frei Rene Bucks, Alzira Maria Ribeiro Araujo and others of Bidden om het leven (1970) 1979
24 - 109 In Memoriam (Ave Maria) 1980
24 - 110 Viaggio spirituale per l'uomo contemporaneo: i tre movimenti della vita spirituale (Queriniana), Italian translation by Ada Tavianini Palieri of Reaching Out (1975) 1980
24 - 110 Elle Vient de Mourir, French translation by Andree Bouthillier of In Memoriam (1980) 1981
24 - 111 Feuer, das von innen brennt: Stille und Gebet (Herder), German translation by Mathilde Wieman of The Way of the Heart (1981) (2 copies) 1981
24 - 112 Intimacy: Essays in Pastoral Psychology (Harper & Row), reprint of 1969 edition 1981
39 - 244 Kizutsuita iyashibito (Nihon Kiritsuto Kyodan Suppankyoku), Japanese translation by Tsugikazu Nishigaki and Kazuyo Kishimoto of The Wounded Healer (1972) 1981
24 - 112 Een levende heenwijzing: dienst en gebed in aandenken aan Jezus Christus (Voorhoeve), Dutch translation of The Living Reminder (1977) 1981
39 - 245 Les Mains Ouvertes (Fides), French translation by Roger Brousseau of With Open Hands (1972) 1981
25 - 113 Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life (Harper & Row) (2 copies, incl. presentation copy) 1981
25 - 113 Ministero Creativo (Queriniana), Italian translation by Ada Tavianini Palieri of Creative Ministry(1971) 1981
25 - 113 Renovando Todas as Coisas (Cultrix), translation by Gulnara Lobato de Morais Pereira of Making All Things New (1981) 1981
25 - 114 Thomas Merton: Contemplative Critic (Harper & Row), reprint of Pray to Live (1972) 1981
25 - 114 The Way of the Heart (Darton, Longman & Todd) 1981
25 - 115 A Cry for Mercy (Gill & Macmillan), illustrated reprint of 1981 edition 1982
39 - 245 Gebete aus der Stille (Herder), German translation by Mathilde Wieman of A Cry for Mercy (1981) 1982
39 - 245 Il Guaritore Ferito: Il Ministero Nella Societa Contemporanea (Queriniana), Italian translation by Ada Tavianini of The Wounded Healer (1972) 1982
39 - 245 In ihm das Leben finden: Einübungen (Herder), German translation by Bernardin Schellenberger of Making All Things New 1982
39 - 246 A Letter of Consolation (Harper & Row), presentation copy 1982
25 - 115 The Living Reminder (Gill & Macmillan), reprint of 1977 edition 1982
25 - 115 Making All Things New (Gill & Macmillan), reprint of 1981 edition 1982
25 - 115 Uma Carta de Consolacao (Cultrix), translation by Gulnara Lobato de Morais Pereira of A Letter of Consolation (1982) 1982
39 - 246 Gracias: A Latin American Journal (Harper & Row) 1983
48 - 298 Gracias!: Dagboek uit Latijns-Amerika 1983
39 - 246 A Letter of Consolation (Gill & Macmillan), reprint of 1982 edition 1983
39 - 247 Sterben, um zu leben: Abschied von meiner Mutter (Herder), German translation by Robert Johna of In Memoriam (1980) and A Letter of Consolation (1982) 1983
39 - 247 Vreemdeling in het paradijs: zeven maanden in een trappistenklooster (De Haan/Lanoo), Dutch translation of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1983
39 - 248 The Way of the Heart (Ballantine), reprint of 1981 edition 1983
39 - 248 Wohin willst Du ich fuhren? (Herder), German translation by Radbert Kohlhaas of Gracias! (1983) 1983
42 - 268 Abriendonos: Los tres movimientos de la vida espiritual (Guadalupe) 1984
42 - 268 Der dreifache Weg (Herder), German translation by Radbert Kohlhaas of Reaching Out (1975) 1984
42 - 268 Encontrar on EL la Vida: Una invitacion a la vida espiritual (Guadalupe) 1984
42 - 269 Von der geistlichen Kraft der Erinnerung (Herder), German translation by Harald Klemm and Thomas Mayer of The Living Reminder (1977) 1984
51 - 327 Moeder: Een in Memorian (DeHaan/Lannoo), Dutch translation of In Memoriam (1980) 1984
42 - 269 Diario de Genesee (Guadalupe), translation by Anne Marie Killen and Antonio Hernandez of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1985
42 - 269 The Genesee Diary (Walker), large print edition of 1976 edition 1985
42 - 270 Gottes Clown Sein (Herder), German translation by Ursula Schottelius of Clowning in Rome (1979) 1985
42 - 270 Een levende heenwijzing (Voorhoeve), reprint of 1981 edition 1985
42 - 270 Love in a Fearful Land: A Guatemalan Story (Ave Maria) 1985
42 - 271 Reaching Out (Walker), large print edition of 1975 edition 1985
42 - 271 Silenzio: Solitudine Preghiera, translation by Andrea Marchesi of The Way of the Heart (1981) 1985
42 - 271 A Cry for Mercy (Doubleday) (Chinese edition of 1981) 1985
48 - 299 De woestijn zal bloeien (Uitgeverij Lannoo, Tielt) 1986
48 - 299 Im Haus des Lebens: von der Angst zur Liebe (Herder), German translation of Lifesigns (1986) 1986
48 - 299 In the House of the Lord (Doubleday) 1986
48 - 299 Lifesigns: Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy in Christian Perspective (Doubleday) 1986
48 - 300 Out of Solitude, large print edition of 1974 edition 1986
59 - 374 Der dreifache Weg (St. Benno) with forward by P. Reinhard Korner 1986
48 - 301 Behold the Beauty of the Lord: Praying With Icons (Ave Maria) 1987
48 - 301 Bilder göttlichen Lebens: Ikonen schaunen und Beten (Herder), German translation of Behold the Beauty of the Lord (1987) 1987
51 - 327 Dziennik z klasztoru trapistow (Instytut Wydawnicz Pax), translation by Irena Dolezal-Nowicka of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1987
51 - 328 Jesus, Sinn meines Lebens: Briefe an Marc (Herder), German translation by Liesel Linn of Brieven aan Marc (1987) 1987
51 - 328 Leven met een visioen (Uitgeverij Balans), translation of Reaching Out (1975) 1987
51 - 329 Styrke I ensomed (Forlaget Savanne), translation of Out Of Solitude (1974) 1988
51 - 329 Circles of Love (Darton, Longman & Todd) 1988
51 - 330 Henry Nouwen: Arranged for Daily Reading (Templegate) 1988
51 - 330 The Primacy of the Heart 1988
51 - 331 Brieven aan Marc (Lannoo) 1988
51 - 331 La Belleza del Senor (Narcea), translation of Behold the Beauty of the Lord (1987) 1988
51 - 332 Letters to Marc about Jesus (Darton, Longman & Todd), English translation by Hubert Hoskins of Brieven aan Marc (1988) (2 copies) 1988
52 - 333 Vreemdeling in het paradijs (Lannoo), translation of The Genesee Diary (1976) 1988
52 - 333 The Road to Daybreak (Doubleday) 1988
59 - 374 In ihm das Leben finden (Herder), German translation of Making All Things New (1981) and Out of Solitude (1974) 1988
59 - 374 Sarkymisen viisaus (Kirjapaja), translation of The Wounded Healer 1988
52 - 335 In the Name of Jesus (Darton, Longman & Todd) (2 copies) 1989
52 - 336 In de naam van Jezus (Lannoo) 1989
52 - 336 Schopferische Seelsorge (Herder), German translation of Creative Ministry (1971) 1989
52 - 336 Seeds of Hope: A Henri Nouwen Reader (Bantam), edited by Robert Durback</ 1989
52 - 337 Heart Speaks to Heart: Three Prayers to Jesus (Ave Maria) (2 copies) 1989
52 - 338 Seelsorge, die aus dem Herzen kommt: christlichen Menschenführung in der Zukunft (Herder), German translation of In the Name of Jesus (1989) 1989
52 - 338 Lettere a Marco (Queriniana), Italian translation of Brieven aan Marc (1987) 1989
52 - 338 In het Huis van de Heer (Lannoo), Dutch translation of Behold the Beauty of the Lord 1989
53 - 339 Ziege mir den Weg (Herder) 1990
57 - 364 Chinese translation of Clowning in Rome (1979) (Logos) 1990
57 - 364 Nel Nome di Gesu (Queriniana), Italian translation of In the Name of Jesus (1989) 1990
57 - 364 Kutsumus (Kirjapaja), translation of The Road to Daybreak(1988) 1990
59 - 374 Der Spiegel des Jenseits (Herder), German translation of Beyond the Mirror (1990) 1990
59 - 374 Pregare Per Vivere (Queriniana), Italian translation of Bidden om het leven (1970) 1990
59 - 374 L'uomo Invoca Misericordia (Citta nuova editrice), Italian translation of A Cry for Mercy 1990
57 - 365 Camminiamo con Gesu (Queriniana), Italian translation of Walk with Jesus (1990) 1991
57 - 365 Er tragt unsere Last (Herder), German translation of Walk with Jesus (1990) and Heart Speaks to Heart (1989) 1991
59 - 374 Chinese translation of Out of Solitude (Logos) 1991
67 - 441 Chinese translation of With Open Hands (Logos) 1991
59 - 374 Chinese translation of Heart Speaks to Heart (Logos) 1991
59 - 374 Letters to Marc About Jesus: Leader's Guide (Harper) 1991
59 - 374 Open uw hart (Lannoo), Dutch translation of Reaching Out 1991
59 - 374 The Way of the Heart (Harper), paperback edition 1991
59 - 374 Der dreifache Weg (Herder), German translation of Reaching Out 1991
59 - 374 Met open handen (Lannoo) 1991
60 - 381 Chinese translation of In Memoriam (1980) 1991
60 - 382 Nimm Sein Bild in Dein Herz: Geistliche Deutung eines Gemaldes von Rembrandt, German translation of Canvas of Love: Reflections on a Rembrandt (1991) 1991
60 - 383 Toivo: Kaaoksen Maailmassa (Kirjapaja), translation of Seeds of Hope (1989) 1991
60 - 384 Korean translation of Beyond the Mirror (1990) 1991
  Korean translation of In the Name of Jesus (1990) 1991
60 - 385 Au Nom de Jésus, French translation of In the Name of Jesus (1990) 1991
60 - 386 Bilder gottlichen Lebens, German translation of Behold the Beauty of the Lord (1986) 1991
60 - 387 Inspirations from the Works of Henry J. M. Nouwen, Chinese translation by Milton Wan 1991
62 - 405 Russian translation of Making All Things New (1981) 1991
67 - 442 Japanese translation (Tuttle-Mori) of Aging (1974) 1991
77 - 502 Gebete aus der Stille (Herder), German translation of A Cry for Mercy (1981) 1992
60 - 388 Show Me the Way: Readings for Each Day of Lent (Crossroad) 1992
61 - 392 Chinese translation of In the Name of Jesus (Logos) 1992
78 - 517 Chinese translation of The Return of the Prodigal Son (Campus Evangelical Fellowship) 1992
61 - 393 Nähe: Sehnsucht nach lebendiger Beziehung (Herder), German translation of Intimacy (1969) 1992
61 - 394 De woestijn zal bloeien: stilte