tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post4423464826985122769..comments2023-09-30T08:20:57.971-04:00Comments on Bradley Wright's Blog: Henri NouwenBrad Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-29968695164931389912011-01-21T09:07:57.283-05:002011-01-21T09:07:57.283-05:00That's an important and usually overlooked dis...That's an important and usually overlooked distinction Dave. Thank you.Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-70141143111990018742011-01-06T16:41:58.268-05:002011-01-06T16:41:58.268-05:00Just to clarify, the Bible doesn't state that ...Just to clarify, the Bible doesn't state that "being gay" is sinful and evil, but that sexual activity between two persons of the same sex is sinful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08206908697806094949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-794354697241917422010-07-13T13:43:14.815-04:002010-07-13T13:43:14.815-04:00but my question is still, how do evangelicals reme...but my question is still, how do evangelicals remedy his homosexuality with how much they like him?<br /><br />So he was celibate, but still gay (which evangelicals say is wrong and evil). And if wasn't celibate his whole life, would evangelicals then discount his writings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-26652257677934354952010-07-07T14:36:28.991-04:002010-07-07T14:36:28.991-04:00Henri Nouwen's Road to Daybreak kept me compan...Henri Nouwen's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Road-Daybreak-Spiritual-Journey/dp/0385416075/" rel="nofollow">Road to Daybreak</a> kept me company during my dark journey through faith and doubt in <a href="http://www.taylor.edu/" rel="nofollow">college</a>. Gay, straight, Catholic, evangelical... it didn't matter, Nouwen offered an intimate and authentic take on God that I found sorely lacking in most of ingenuous crap assigned in our Christian life coursework.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119612449610307692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-61275537711355266602010-07-06T16:54:41.177-04:002010-07-06T16:54:41.177-04:00Yes, that is my understanding from reading the bio...Yes, that is my understanding from reading the biography about him (which is a great book).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-65415313832604674772010-07-03T22:48:45.182-04:002010-07-03T22:48:45.182-04:00According to Wikipedia, he acknowledged his sexual...According to Wikipedia, he acknowledged his sexual orientation to his friends, but he remained celibate his whole life. Does this fit with what you have read?Brad Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800309833079635465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-31653583675788186932010-07-02T21:15:21.323-04:002010-07-02T21:15:21.323-04:00I Googled to find an autobiography by Nouwen and d...I Googled to find an autobiography by Nouwen and didn't find one. All I found was a biography written by someone after he died.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37421406.post-2693977006784556632010-07-01T18:58:35.331-04:002010-07-01T18:58:35.331-04:00very interesting.
related and tangential, but cur...very interesting.<br /><br />related and tangential, but curious as to your thoughts... Nouwen seems to be a bit of a cult hero for Catholics and increasingly evangelicals. What do conservative Christians do about the revelation in his autobiography that he was gay?<br /><br />thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com