When Vanier speaks of ‘community’ he’s talking about “groupings of people who have left their own milieu to live with others under the same roof, and work from a new vision of human beings and their relationships with each other and with God.” L’Arche shapes his understanding of community. In 1964 he founded L’Arche, a community where those with disabilities and those who assist them live together and learn from each other. The author, Jean Vanier, was a French Catholic theologian who devoted his life to those with disabilities. Originally translated into English in 1979, Community and Growth proposes a timeless solution. A 2010 study at Brigham Young University reported that loneliness shortens a person’s life by 15 years. Loneliness has skyrocketed over the past 50 years. Genuine community is a rebellion against the isolation of today’s culture.
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