- Paperback: 163 pages
- Publisher: Anansi; 5th edition (Nov 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0887846319
- ISBN-13: 978-0887846311
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #74,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jean Vanier has written a much-needed corrective to those one-sided attitudes that undervalue relatedness and feeling . . . This short yet powerful and gripping meditation on what makes for a truly humane and compassionate humanity is not to be missed. --Toronto Star
Revolutionary and moving at its core . . . Becoming Human traces a possible path of spiritual evolution from loneliness and alienation towards joy and fulfillment. --Maclean's
These moving and gentle passages help us think about human value in the right way. --Globe and Mail
Revolutionary and moving at its core . . . Becoming Human traces a possible path of spiritual evolution from loneliness and alienation towards joy and fulfillment. --Maclean's
These moving and gentle passages help us think about human value in the right way. --Globe and Mail
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In this provocative work, Jean Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves. He proposes that by opening ourselves to outsiders, those we perceive as weak, different, or inferior, we can achieve true personal and societal freedom.
Our society shuns weakness and glorifies strength. By embracing weakness, however, we learn new ways of living and discover greater compassion, trust, and understanding. This spirit of inclusion has extraordinary implications for the way we live our lives and build our communities.
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humanitarian par excellence,
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This review is from: Becoming Human (Paperback)
wonderful book of a humanitarian's commitment to the most vulnerable of our society. It ask's oneself "how close can on come to emulate what this person has done?" It is a teaching tool to do better in our daily lives even if it is only a small part that may enable one "do what you can" within your sphere of influence. Well worth reading to make us better persons!
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A Beautiful Insight,
By "ikmag" (Cambridge, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Becoming Human (Paperback)
I came across this book after reading a footnote in one of Henri Nouwen's book. It first caught my attention in one of Neowen's passages. I was quite intrigued by Vanier's insight and remarks. Once reading Becoming Human I was again reminded of the sanctity of life. "We are simply human beings, enfolded in weakness and in hope, called together to change our world one heart at a time." (p.163)Vanier's insight into the human heart brings a chilling reminder that we are not a society of the strong and intelligent, that is just part of being human. Understanding our weaknesses and brokeness brings us to a fullness that God originaly intended for us.
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For Anyone Who Is Not Yet Perfect,
By wvano "wvano" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Becoming Human (Paperback)
Originally a series of radio broadcasts on the CBC, this delightful little book is a refresher course in being human. In a deceptively simple, meditative style, Jean Vanier shares the wisdom he has gained from years of helping disabled people at the L'Arche communities he founded. Vanier gently explores human frailty and dignity, our need for individual affirmation and loving community, issues of freedom and forgiveness, and the nature of true maturity. Perhaps all disabled people (in the sense that includes all of us) can gain some insight and inspiration here.
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