{"product_id":"the-return-of-the-prodigal-son","title":"THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON:","description":"With over a million copies sold, this classic work is essential reading for all who ask, “Where has my struggle led me?”\n\nRecommended reading for Hallow’s 2026 Lent Pray40 Community Prayer Challenge\n\nA chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell.\n\nAs Nouwen reflects on Rembrandt’s painting in light of his own life journey, he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in the hearts of readers. Nouwen probes the several movements of the parable: the younger son’s return, the father’s restoration of sonship, the elder son’s resentfulness, and the father’s compassion. The themes of homecoming, affirmation, and reconciliation will be newly discovered by all who have known loneliness, dejection, jealousy, or anger. The challenge to love as God loves, and to be loved as God’s beloved, will be seen as the ultimate revelation of the parable known to Christians throughout time, and is here represented with a vigor and power fresh for our times.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0385473079\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UE34003UQ3_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Henri J. M. Nouwen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43042241937469,"sku":"31UE34003UQ3_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0385473079-0.jpg?v=1773523666","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-return-of-the-prodigal-son","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}