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Loading... Homage to a Broken Man: The Life of J. Heinrich Arnoldby Peter Mommsen
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A dramatic true story of a man refined by fire, a Bruderhof pastor whose spiritual legacy continues to touch thousands. Can our wounds become our greatest gift? Bruderhof pastor J. Heinrich Arnold was a broken man. Yet those who knew him said they never met another like him. Some spoke of his humility and compassion; others of his frankness and earthy humor. In his presence, complete strangers poured out their darkest secrets and left transformed. Others met him with hatred. Writer Henri Nouwen called him a "prophetic voice" and wrote of how his words "touched me as a double-edged sword, calling me to choose between truth and lies, selflessness and selfishness. . . . Here was no pious, sentimental guide; every word came from experience." Who was this extraordinary yet simple man? In this gripping and richly spiritual book, Peter Mommsen tells the dramatic true story of the grandfather he hardly knew. Read it, and you will never look at your own life the same way again. Gold Medal Winner, 2016 IPPY Book of the Year Award in Biography, Independent Publishers Silver Medal Winner, 2016 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers Association No library descriptions found. |
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Heiner's father started this group in Germany in the 1920s. The group moved to England, then Paraguay, then to the USA. There are and have been other locations but that is the trajectory of the story told here and does seem to be the main channel of the current of the group.
I am a Buddhist so a lot of the Christian emphasis of this book doesn't make exact sense to me, but it seems very genuine and it is not so thick as to be confusing. Heiner was a devout Christian and this is his story.
This group has been through many difficulties, with both internal and external causes. It's quite amazing that they continue to thrive!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and found it very inspiring. It is really a celebration of the human spirit! (