Descending the Ladder: The Theological Anthropology of Jean Vanier's Key Metaphor

The image of a ladder is commonplace in Jean Vanier's writings. This image is used as a metaphor for people who are most often considered weak or broken in society. Yet Vanier calls those people who are not so marked to “descend the ladder”, to be in communion with the marginalized or outcast....

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Main Author: Comensoli, Peter A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2011
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2011, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 115-129
Further subjects:B Christian Anthropology
B Friendship
B Inclusion
B profound disability
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