Comments on: The Freak Show We Find Ourselves In http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dave Zimmerman http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12207 Dave Zimmerman Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:14:10 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12207 John--you should check out "Becoming Human" and, with Stanley Hauerwas, "Living Gently in a Violent World." I in turn, will check out the two you mentioned, which I've not read. Ach! So much to read! John–you should check out “Becoming Human” and, with Stanley Hauerwas, “Living Gently in a Violent World.” I in turn, will check out the two you mentioned, which I’ve not read.

Ach! So much to read!

]]> By: John Pattison http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12190 John Pattison Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:30:34 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12190 Dave, Jean Vanier has been hugely influential for me, though I haven't read "Community & Growth" yet. I loved "Encountering the 'Other'" and especially "From Brokenness to Reconciliation." John Dave,

Jean Vanier has been hugely influential for me, though I haven’t read “Community & Growth” yet. I loved “Encountering the ‘Other’” and especially “From Brokenness to Reconciliation.”

John

]]> By: Dave Zimmerman http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12188 Dave Zimmerman Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:52:54 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12188 Aren't you all sweet! Carolyn, there's a post coming on L'arche, and most particularly Jean Vanier's (the founder) theology of Christian community as laid out in his book Community & Growth. I have a series of posts at my blog (www.loud-time.com) about that book, titled sequentially as "Jean Vanier Is a Genius." Because he is. I L'ove L'arche. Aren’t you all sweet! Carolyn, there’s a post coming on L’arche, and most particularly Jean Vanier’s (the founder) theology of Christian community as laid out in his book Community & Growth. I have a series of posts at my blog (www.loud-time.com) about that book, titled sequentially as “Jean Vanier Is a Genius.” Because he is. I L’ove L’arche.

]]> By: Carolyn Strafford http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12181 Carolyn Strafford Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:06 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12181 I've just become aware of a community called L'Arche. It started with one man wanting to be of help to three men with developmental disabilities living in an institution. He invited them to live with him and found a direct path to God through empathy, solidarity, and communal discovery. Jean Vanier is the founder of the movement, L'Arche, and there are now 126 communities scattered over the continents. You can google it if you're interested in more. I’ve just become aware of a community called L’Arche. It started with one man wanting to be of help to three men with developmental disabilities living in an institution. He invited them to live with him and found a direct path to God through empathy, solidarity, and communal discovery. Jean Vanier is the founder of the movement, L’Arche, and there are now 126 communities scattered over the continents. You can google it if you’re interested in more.

]]> By: Steve http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12174 Steve Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:11:49 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12174 So much of what I read about community feels nebulous and sometimes even a means of subverting individuality. This didn't feel that way at all. Solidarity and empathy sound a lot more appealing than just a vague notion of community. I'm looking forward to this, as well. Thanks! So much of what I read about community feels nebulous and sometimes even a means of subverting individuality. This didn’t feel that way at all. Solidarity and empathy sound a lot more appealing than just a vague notion of community. I’m looking forward to this, as well. Thanks!

]]> By: John Pattison http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12169 John Pattison Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:39 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12169 Dave, I'm a big fan of your writing, and I'm looking forward to this series. Dave,

I’m a big fan of your writing, and I’m looking forward to this series.

]]> By: Ryan Jones http://burnsidewriters.com/2009/09/29/the-freak-show-we-find-ourselves-in/comment-page-1/#comment-12168 Ryan Jones Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:11:56 +0000 http://burnsidewriters.com/?p=6519#comment-12168 Excellent article, thank you for sharing this. Excellent article, thank you for sharing this.

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