If you've ever thought about community, whether as a lifestyle or simply as an expression of deeper fellowship with others, this book is essential reading. In the fifteen years since it first appeared in English, it has become the classic text on the subject -- read, dog-eared, borrowed, and discussed.Vanier is not a rosy idealist. That is because his writing is based not on theories, but on a wealth of wisdom gleaned over many years living in community, experiencing difficult days and joyous celebrations, times of struggle and hard-won success, moments of doubt and inspiration. He acknowledges the inevitable little frustrations of a life lived with and for others, but he also helps the reader see that without struggle there is no true growth.

Community and growth

Politics & Social Sciences

JEAN VANIER

Social Sciences

Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd.

Treasures of the Heart: Daily Readings with Jean Vanier (Modern Spirituality Series)

Acclaimed as a man who inspires the world” (Maclean's) and a nation builder” (Globe and Mail), Jean Vanier has made a difference in the lives of countless people  including those with disabilities and the many people who have been moved by his life's work. Rereleased to commemorate the 50th anniversary of L’Arche Internationale, an international network of communities for people with developmental disabilities, Tears of Silence is an inspiring book of poems on the topics of alienation and belonging, featuring intimate, never-before-published black and white photographs from L’Arche communities around the world. This edition includes a new introduction by Jean Vanier and a foreword by author and education activist Parker Palmer.

Tears of Silence

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

A beautiful meditation on the nature of those less fortunate, The Scandal ofService reflects on what Jesus did at the Last Supper when he laid his outerclothing aside and washed and dried the feet of his disciples. Vanier pursuesthe connection of this gesture of humility and service to Jesus' actions withthe bread and wine.

The Scandal of Service: Jesus Washes Our Feet

This book proposes the notion that the task of ethics is to help people become fully human and investigates how this is to be achieved in today's world.

Becoming Human

History

Darton, Longman, and Todd

<p>In Befriending the Stranger Jean Vanier reflects on who we are and how we build our communities, and in particular asks, can we be truly compassionate towards others if we are not compassionate towards ourselves? In a series of six meditative pieces, he opens up God's invitation to us today, in the midst of all the violence and corruption of the world, to create new places of belonging and sharing, of peace and kindness, where each one is loved and accepted with one's own fragility, abilities and disabilities.</p>

Befriending the Stranger

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

<p>If you've ever thought about community, whether as a lifestyle or simply as an expression of deeper fellowship with others, this book is essential reading. In the fifteen years since it first appeared in English, it has become the classic text on the subject -- read, dog-eared, borrowed, and discussed.Vanier is not a rosy idealist. That is because his writing is based not on theories, but on a wealth of wisdom gleaned over many years living in community, experiencing difficult days and joyous celebrations, times of struggle and hard-won success, moments of doubt and inspiration. He acknowledges the inevitable little frustrations of a life lived with and for others, but he also helps the reader see that without struggle there is no true growth.</p>

Community and Growth

World

Man and Woman God Made Them

Signs of the Times: Seven Paths of Hope for a Troubled World

Jean Vanier: Essential Writings

Carolyn Whitney-Brown

Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd.

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