Wholeness, healing and hope amid a broken and suffering world are the themes of this powerful prose-poem.[...]
Jean Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships and ourselves.[...]
Jean Vanier offers us an uplifting, contemporary, and practical application of philosophy to our human needs and yearnings. Having discovered, through his work with people with disabilities, the degree to which our society is divided and our values misplaced, Vanier invites us to consider a vision o[...]
'Drawn into the Mystery of Jesus Through the Gospel of John', a lyrical work that opens up the hidden depths of the Gospel of John.[...]
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 wer are not compassionate towards ourselves?[...]
A major new book from Jean Vanier identifies the seven paths of transformation at the heart of l'Arche philosophy, including paths from humiliation to humility, normalisation to the awakening conscience and exclusion to encounter, that should be heeded by the Church to rediscover a vision of a socie[...]
One in ten people are thought to suffer from depression at some time in their life. This book offers a Christian-based approach to dealing with depression.[...]
This book describes the spirituality of L'Arche, an international movement founded by Jean Vanier in 1964 in France. The Heart of L'Arche was first published by Novalis in 1995 and has been in demand ever since. This updated edition was revised by Vanier himself, as he looks back on 47 years of the [...]
Jean Vanier celebrates the gospel of John in his highly anticipated latest work, DRAWN INTO THE MYSTERY OF JESUS THROUGHOUT THE GOSPEL OF JOHN. Thoroughly personal and inspiring, DRAWN INTO THE MYSTERY challenges all Christians to encounter the fullness of life lived in close communion with God. Van[...]
The essays from this book are based on inspiring talks given by Jean Vanier at a three day conference at the University of Ulster.[...]
Winner of the 2015 Templeton Prize and numerous other international and prestigious honors, Jean Vanier lives a radical poverty of surrender in a time of fanatical acquisitiveness, economic disparity, and mounting bellicosity among nations. He is a philosopher of the heart, icon of wholeness, and ju[...]
One of our deepest human desires and needs is to live in peace. We all yearn for peace, but what is it exactly? How do we find it, and how can we bring peace to our lives and our communities? Jean Vanier reflects on recent world events, identifying the sources of conflict and fear within and among i[...]
Using Aristotle as his launching pad, a contemporary philosopher explores, in the context of today s world, the notion of happiness and how each of us might best obtain it. To be happy, to know true happiness, is the profound desire of every man and woman. Jean Vanier, author of the international be[...]
This firsthand account details the life of Jean Vanier and his L'Arche movement--a revolutionary experience of living in community that started in 1964. It came to be known as a diverse place of refuge that gave its inhabitants hope. Today, L'Arche is a worldwide movement with over 130 communities i[...]
1964 begann ein außergewöhnlicher Mann ein außergewöhnliches Projekt. Der promovierte Philosoph Jean Vanier zog mit drei geistig behinderten Männern in ein kleines Haus in einem Dorf bei Paris. Der Gedanke, ihnen zu helfen, wurde bald von der Einsicht abgelöst, selbst hilfsbedürftig zu sein. [...]