{"title":"Wil Hernandez","description":"\u003cp\u003eWIL HERNANDEZ, PhD, Obl. OSB, is the founder and executive director of CenterQuest, an ecumenical hub for the study and practice of Christian spirituality, and the author of four books on Henri Nouwen. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eMere Spirituality: The Spiritual Life According to Henri Nouwen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHenri Nouwen and Spiritual Polarities: A Life of Tension\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHenri Nouwen and Soul Care: A Ministry of Integration\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHernandez earned his PhD in practical theology with a concentration in Christian spirituality from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2005, with additional studies at the University of Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Hernandez works as a spiritual director and international retreat leader and serves as a Benedictine Oblate of Saint Andrew’s Abbey in Valyermo, California. Much of his work explores the spiritual life through the thought of Henri Nouwen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWil lives in Arcadia, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWil Hernandez’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mere-spirituality","title":"Mere Spirituality: The Spiritual Life According to Henri Nouwen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover Henri Nouwen's authentic, spacious spirituality of being deeply beloved.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"When we are at one with our self, it becomes effortless for us to welcome and embrace the same self where God resides, the self that God loves with the first love, preceding all human love. With Nouwen, we are able to carry our own beautiful, deeply loved self in our heart.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenri Nouwen’s compelling spirituality of the heart is at once simple and complex, accessible but deeply profound. For this beloved Catholic theologian, whose ecumenical writings continue to inspire Christians of all denominations and levels of involvement, spirituality is, at its most basic, simply “attention to the life of the spirit in us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis insightful distillation of Nouwen’s vast literary legacy invites our tender hearts to take courage and be still, creating space for God and our true selves. It is in this place of trust and solitude that we discover our belovedness and our capacity to love God and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scholar and spiritual director intimately acquainted with Nouwen’s understanding of the spiritual life, Wil Hernandez, PhD, Obl. OSB, offers an elegant synthesis of Nouwen’s main themes, inspiring us to embrace the power and vulnerability of mere spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594735867\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594735868\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Wil Hernandez, PhD, Obl. OSB","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238207881432,"sku":"9781594735868","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238207914200,"sku":"9781683361954","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594735868_FC_mockup_v2_1738779397_8bc10719-9d8d-4a4a-bd5d-5bbcbeded759.jpg?v=1791037765"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-wil-hernandez.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}