Community and Growth
Published: 1 Oct 1979
Description
Contemporary society is the product of the disintegration of more or less natural or familial groupings. People are afraid, uncertain - and shut themselves away. But they need companions, friends with whom they can share their lives, their visions, and their ideals; in short, they need community. Jean Vanier, founder of the world famous l'Arche community for the mentally handicapped and their helpers, has written a unique book. It is no dry and systematic treatise, but rather a brilliant series of 'starting points for reflection' on the nature and meaning of community. 'Our communities should be signs of joy and celebration. . . If we are accepted with our limitations as well as our abilities, community gradually becomes a place of liberation. . . this terrible place can become one of life and growth. '
