The Broken Body: Journey to Wholeness
by Jean Vanier
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Jean Vanier examines the roots of brokenness withing the Jewish and Christian traditions and the meaning of the Good News of Jesus for our twentieth-century world.Tags
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Jean Vanier is consistent in his ability to lead others closer to Christ. We have had so few in the church who have such deep insight into the real questions of what it means to follow Christ and to be a part of his church. As you read Vanier's work, you'll hear clearly the loving call of Jesus Christ to enter into vulnerability and real Christian community.
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Jean François Antoine Vanier was born in Geneva, Italy on September 10, 1928. He studied at the Royal Naval College and spent time with both the British Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1945, after the liberation of Paris, he spent part of a military leave at the Gare d'Orsay in Paris helping the Canadian Red Cross receive survivors of show more concentration camps. He resigned his commission in 1950. He spent several years living in a contemplative community near Paris. He received a doctorate from the Catholic University of Paris in 1962. He taught philosophy for a time at the University of Toronto. He founded two worldwide organizations for people with developmental disabilities called L'Arche and Faith and Light. He wrote more than 30 books including An Ark for the Poor and Becoming Human. He received the Paul VI prize in 1997 and the Templeton Prize in 2015. He died from thyroid cancer on May 7, 2019 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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