Spiritual Formation by Henri Nouwen reconstructs the five classical stages of spiritual development as movements in the journey of faith.

Beloved author, priest and spiritual guide Henri Nouwen has counselled many during his life-time in their journey faith and transformation, however his principles of spiritual direction and formation were never written down.

Michael Christensen and Rebecca Laird, share with readers the course they took of Henri Nouwen spiritual formation and supplemented it with his unpublished writings. The book presents Nouwen's teachings on how to live out the five classic stages of spiritual development.