Henri J. M. Nouwen Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996) was a Catholic priest who taught at several theological institutions and universities in his home country of the Netherlands and in the United States. He spent the final years of his life teaching and ministering to the mentally and physically disabled at the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Toronto, Canada. His writings have touched millions of readers around the world, and since his death, recognition of their enduring value has continued to grow.
Marva J. DawnMarva J. Dawn is a theologian, author, and educator with Christians Equipped for Ministry of Vancouver, Washington. She is a teaching fellow in spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. Marva Dawn is the author of more than twenty books, several of which have been honored by a Christianity Today Book Award, an Independent Publisher Book Award, and the American Academy of Parish Clergy's list of the Top Ten Books.