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Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness; Expanded Edition
By Hauerwas, Stanley & Jean Vanier
- ISBN
- 9780830834969 9780830873913
- Publisher
- IVP
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Reviewed on August 1, 2018 | Spirituality and Religion
Compassion toward those with physical or mental disabilities by the able-bodied is commonly seen as acting for those less fortunate. Hauerwas (emeritus, Divinity & Law, Duke Univ.; The Character of Virtue) and Vanier (founder, L'Arche Communities; From Brokenness to Wholeness) insist that this sort of compassion is misplaced. Instead, the Gospel invites those who presume themselves to be ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
