Bu kitap dilimize pelesenk olan ancak henüz etraflıca tanımlanamamış ‘insan olmak’ tabirini anlama denemesidir.Yazar Jean Vanier, madde ve rekabet ortamında sıkışıp kalan insana sıkıştığı yalnızlık ve kaosun sebeplerini anlatırken, çıkış kapısı olarak önerilen dini toplulukların da kimi zaman bireye kabiliyet ve şahsilik kazandıramadığını, dolayısıyla olgunlaşmasına gerekli katkı sunamadığını dile getiriyor.Eleştirdiği bu iki kutuplu anlayışa karşı teklifi ise insanlık erde...

Umiliazioni, Educazioni, Trasformazioni, Autorità, Comunità, Vulnerabilità, Misteri. 7 parole per comprendere noi stessi, il mondo e la Chiesa. Jean Vanier è uno dei grandi personaggi contemporanei, una voce che si innalza al di sopra del coro con la forza della fede e della tenerezza. In questo libro ci ricorda, attraverso 7 parole, 7 segni, che «l'assurdo attraversa l'esistenza – è impossibile negarlo – ma, a sua volta, l'amore può attraversare ciò che pare assurdo e ha il potere di tras...

One of the great spiritual writers of our time explores how we can move out of the darkness of depression into the light.

La spiritualità attorno alla quale si è costituita l'esperienza dell'Arca, di condivisione di vita con le persone con disabilità mentale, nasce dalla scoperta della fragilità di ciascuno. Dalla fragilità nascono le nostre paure. E dalle paure, la resistenza all'altro. Jean Vanier ci conduce, in queste pagine, alla scoperta della possibilità di amare nonostante le nostre paure, e alla rivelazione che nel Vangelo stesso e nella vita secondo lo Spirito ci sono le tracce per la vittoria su ogn...

‘Life in community,’ says Jean Vanier, ‘is painful but it is also a marvellous adventure and a source of life.’But how do we live ‘in community’? How can we live in mutual love with people different from ourselves? Where do we find nourishment and growth? How do we offer ourselves for others while remaining true to ourselves?In an ever-more divided world, the wisdom and experience of Jean Vanier – founder of the global network of L’Arche communities – is of value to us all....

Jean Vanier is specifically written to meet the needs of adolescents and adults who are reluctant readers. The photographs, maps, and illustrations reflect the text, making the words easy to decode. This high-interest, low-vocabulary biography is ideal for English as a Second Language or adult basic education students. Jean Vanier (1928- ) is the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and those who assist the...

Fifty years ago, Jean Vanier founded L’Arche, a new kind of Christian community which would welcome people with severe intellectual difficulties in a shared life of freedom and mutual respect. A year later, the Second Vatican Council released its vision of a Church which would put society’s weakest and most marginalised members at its heart. Since then, L’Arche has become a world-renowned symbol of compassion and hope, its members drawn from different faiths and none. But what has become o...

Drawing on his years of experience of Christian community life with and for people with disabilities, the author explores the implications of the relationship of man and woman from a Christian and community standpoint.

There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive – some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), but on the whole this is a massive failing of churches. Most church leaders recognise this failing but lack the resources and understanding to effect meaningful change. The Inclusive Church Resources aim to educate, to reflect theologically and to provide practical advice and guidance. Each book contains first-hand personal experiences of people ...

The Holy Father gives thanks to God for the beautiful witness of Faith and Light. His Holiness prays that the joy you bring to one another through the friendship that you share may shine brightly for all to see.For the Holy Father Pope Francis, Angelo Becciu, SubstituteA tale of rare human and spiritual density. It is proper to thank these two disciples, Marie-Hlne and Jean, for having written this sort of gospel where we see how much providence watches over those who surren...

A practical "how-to" guide for persons who want to learn how to meditate or practice yoga in a way that is consistent with their Christian faith.

On the edge of a village near Seville, southern Spain, at the end of a dusty road running through fields of sunflowers and olive trees, is a house which is home to a community of people. The residents of the House of Bethany work together, eat together, laugh together and cry together, celebrating the life that God has given them. Every member of the community is unique, yet each has come to the house for a reason … even if they do not yet know what that reason is.The House of Beth...