Living Gently in a Violent World

The Prophetic Witness of Weakness

Resources for Reconciliation

By Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 117 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: September 2008

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3452-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3452-5
IVP Order Code: 3452

Related Subjects

Christian Community
Justice/Peace
Theology

Series Preface by Series Editors Emmanuel Katongole and Chris Rice
Introduction: Living Gently in a Violent World
By John Swinton

1. The Fragility of L'Arche and the Friendship of God
By Jean Vanier
2. Finding God in Strange Places: Why L'Arche Needs the Church
By Stanley Hauerwas
3. The Vision of Jesus: Living Peaceably in a Wounded World
By Jean Vanier
4. The Politics of Gentleness
By Stanley Hauerwas

Conclusion: L'Arche as a Peace Movement
By John Swinton
Notes
About the Authors
About the Duke Divinity School Center for Reconciliation
About Resources for Reconciliation