Welcome as a Way of Life

Benjamin S. Wall

ISBN 10: 1498225683 / ISBN 13: 9781498225687

Published by Cascade Books, 2016

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is about the theology of Jean Vanier. Drawing from Vanier's writings, it situates Vanier's theological thinking on community, care, and what it means to be and become human in the context of 'welcome.' This book draws attention to how welcome, for Vanier, is a visible expression of genuine hospitality, friendship, and human growth, offering an alternative way of conceiving and naming the social forming dynamics within Christian community, with special attention given to how welcome occurs within the communities of L'Arche. At a deeper level, this book assesses Vanier's thinking on the place and role both the self and community play in welcoming the truth of reality as it is revealed and given within community in order to prepare the way for exploring how welcome is a sign of community life, the visible expression of individual and communal trust in God's providence, and a conduit of God's presence in the world.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Welcome as a Way of Life
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498225683
• ISBN 13: 9781498225687
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 140H x 8D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 140 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 194 grams

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Synopsis

This book is about the theology of Jean Vanier. Drawing from Vanier's writings, it situates Vanier's theological thinking on community, care, and what it means to be and become human in the context of "welcome." This book draws attention to how welcome, for Vanier, is a visible expression of genuine hospitality, friendship, and human growth, offering an alternative way of conceiving and naming the social forming dynamics within Christian community, with special attention given to how welcome occurs within the communities of L'Arche. At a deeper level, this book assesses Vanier's thinking on the place and role both the self and community play in welcoming the truth of reality as it is revealed and given within community in order to prepare the way for exploring how welcome is a sign of community life, the visible expression of individual and communal trust in God's providence, and a conduit of God's presence in the world.

About the Author

Benjamin S. Wall (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is Assistant Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy at Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC.