Jean Vanier Essential Writings

Name: Jean Vanier Essential Writings
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ISBN: 9781570758065

ISBN-10: 1570758069

ISBN-13: 9781570758065

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jean Vanier, Carolyn Whitney-Brown, Carolyn Whitney-Brown, Carolyn Whitney-Brown

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"In 1964 Jean Vanier, a philosopher and former naval officer, moved into a dilapidated house in France with two companions and started the first L'Arche community. In time this grew into an international network of communities in which people with intellectual disabilities and those who assist them share their lives together. Though Vanier's roots are Roman Catholic, the movement is deeply ecumenical and interfaith, and his message of compassion, community, and the dignity of the human person, has struck a universal chord. Pope John Paul II called him "a great spokesman for the culture of solidarity and the civilization of love.'" This collection, published to mark Vanter's 80th birthday,…

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Orbis Books
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



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Introduction


Acknowledgments



"Change the World...": Transformation of Society


Peacemaking


Talks to Specific Audiences


Ecumenism and Interfaith Development


Love Your Enemies: Transform History



"...With Love...": Transformation Through Community


Vanier's Experience


Reality


Forgiveness and Celebration


Living in Community


The Specific Spirituality of L'Arche


Living the Beatitudes


Founded on the Body


Founded on Pain


Old Age and Death


Mission of People with Disabilities



"...One Heart At a Time": Transformation of the Individual Person


Our Secret


The Heart-Its Life and Its Wounds


Eulogy for Henri Nouwen


The Human Condition


Loneliness


Fear


Depression


Sexuality


Waiting


Transformation-Freedom and Liberation



The Christian Life


Prayer and Retreat


Following Jesus


Reading the Gospels


Epilogue: A Vision


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