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by Jean Vanier (Author)
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More than 40 years ago, Jean Vanier, author of the bestselling Becoming Human, invited two men with developmental disabilities to live in his home. This simple act of friendship and compassion has grown into a worldwide phenomenon. Vanier is the founder of the international movement of L'Arche communities and of Faith and Light, two organizations that bring together people with developmental disabilities and the friends who share their lives. A respected humanitarian, Vanier espouses the simple and inspiring philosophy that the marginalized, weak and lonely can teach us great things and that true spirituality can come from our relationships with the less fortunate. There are now more than 130 L'Arche communities on six continents and in 30 countries, welcoming people of all spiritual beliefs.

Our Life Together gathers significant letters from four decades of Vanier's correspondence, beginning in 1964, the year he founded the first L'Arche community. In a spare and meditative style, Vanier reflects on world events, his travels, his own journey through his faith and his deep desire for interfaith dialogue and peace. Read together, the letters reveal a man of tremendous insight and compassion, whose example can inspire us all to do great things. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.



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JEAN VANIER, the son of former governor general Georges Vanier, was educated in England and Canada. After eight years in the Royal and the Canadian Navy, he went to study in France, where he received his doctorate in philosophy, later teaching at St. Michael's College (University of Toronto). Distressed by the plight of people with developmental challenges, he founded L'Arche communities, and Faith and Light, two international networks of communities for people with disabilities. With many bestselling books and humanitarian awards to his name--including the Pope Paul VI International Prize, the International Peace Award and the Companion of the Order of Canada--Vanier lives in Trosly, France, in the original L'Arche community he founded in 1964. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've read in a long time., Jul 24 2008
To start off, what a shame that this book is not also available at amazon.com for US customers.
This is an amazing book. I'm not really one for biographies but this compilation of extremely well written letters full of compassion, truth, advice, history, and stories are captivating. I've been slowly reading/savoring this book over the last few months. What an incredible model of how human's can live together in a very normal way, the way God intends us to live.
As a non Catholic Christian I encourage all Christians to read this. In fact I encourage all people of all faiths to read it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A book filled with light., Nov 3 2009
By R. Petersen (B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews
There is something about these letters and reminisces by Jean Vanier that has a calming and uplifting effect on the reader. The letters date back to the sixties, ending in 2007, but each letter pulsates with compassion, vigor, wisdom and unshakeable faith. Vanier's life is truly one lived according to Christian principles. This is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind book. Pick it up and open it at any page and you will find something that will take you away from - and at the same help you see more clearly - the world we live in and must try somehow to save. Vanier writes simply, cheerfully, and you almost feel as if he were addressing you personally. Essentially the letters record his travels throughout the world, first and third, the people he meets, the things he sees, and his efforts to help mentally disabled people. The letters are a beautiful testament to a life devoted to helping people.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What one godly man can do for the world, Jul 14 2009
By Arleen A. Cornish "eclectic reader" (saskatchewan (look it up)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Life Together (Paperback)
Searching for God's will in one's life can lead on a journey unimagined.
Jean Vanier, son of our Governor General, a privileged young man seeks God's will for his life...and ends up devoting it to the mentally challenged ...living in community with them...founding L'Arche Homes all over the world, India, Africa, Honduras, Canada.

Reading his letters "home" to his community as he travels establishing new homes...one feels a part of their loving communal life.

A book to savour, great summertime reading.
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