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abjection: Kristeva on, 42, 158, 166, 224n78

agency, xii, 15, 104, 136–8; causal, 140–7; distributive, 166–73; of inversion, 147–54; of prayer, 138–40; responsible, 173–7; and story-telling, 93, 137; in weakness, 154–66

Airhart, Phyllis, 18, 61, 197n4, 201n54

alliance-building, 4–5, 185

anger: United Church on, 145, 157, 182, 184, 187; Vanier on, 28–9, 156–8

anguish, 146, 187; Vanier on, 7, 13–14, 157–8, 184

Arbuckle, Gerald, 94, 98–9, 113, 116

Aristotle, 12, 132; Poetics, 15, 115, 130, 137, 163; Vanier on, 4, 40–1. See also pleasure

assemblage, 167–8, 170

Babcock, Barbara, 150, 170

Baines, Susannah, 93, 124, 127, 133–4

Bakhtin, Mikhail, 148–9, 152, 169–70, 179. See also carnival

baptism, 77, 141–2, 150–1

Bastedo, Mary, 110–13

being: L’Arche as a way of being, 8, 25, 137, 144, 149, 222n43

belonging, 97, 118, 144, 170–1, 230n156. See also community; welcome

Bennett, Jane, 167–8, 170–2

Betcher, Sharon, 145–6

Bible study, 81, 174–5

body, 20, 138, 145, 168, 198n15; and L’Arche, 95–6, 112, 163

brokenness, 56, 118, 155, 188; Vanier on, 155, 157–8, 162. See also pain; suffering; vulnerability; weakness

Brooks, David, 156

Brown, Ian, 49, 185

Burghardt, Madeline, 98, 103–4, 162

Butcher, Dennis, 80–3, 131–2, 164, 213n72

Butler, Linda, 101–2, 128, 167–9, 222n43, 233n24

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 8

Canadian Council of Churches, 48, 74, 92, 202n70

Cantwell, Jordan, 181–2

carnival, 148–50, 153–4, 163, 172; Bakhtin on, 127, 152–3, 169–70. See also inversion

Catholic Church. See Roman Catholic Church

Catholic spirituality, 63–4, 89–91, 106–7, 110–13, 141–2

CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), 9, 11, 17, 32–4, 36–7

Cedar Glen Retreat, 56–60, 112, 205n8

celebration, 67, 97, 105, 187; and L’Arche, 11, 42, 105, 136; Vanier on, 10, 42, 126–9, 184. See also dancing; laughter

change, 127, 152; and L’Arche, 11, 104, 130–1, 154; and the United Church, 4, 10, 26, 181; Vanier on, 11, 45, 126, 144, 158. See also transformation

Cleveland Retreat, 21, 23–4

Collins, Bill, 125, 150–1

comedy, 115, 130

communion, 12, 41, 133, 155–6, 161, 184; sacrament, 25, 46, 50–1, 89–90, 106.

community, 105, 137; and conflict, 119–26; and L’Arche, 54, 109, 148–9, 151–2; and the United Church, 4, 94, 140, 164, 172–3, 188; Vanier on, 10, 41–2, 129–31, 155–9, 162–3, 184. See also United Church of Canada: communities of faith

conflict, 29, 31, 45, 71–3, 119–26

Cook, Alan, 102–4

core members. See L’Arche: core members

critical disability studies, 154, 162, 194n20

Cummings, Louise, 45–7, 80, 106–10, 120–1, 174

Cushing, Pamela, 96, 99–100, 105, 116, 144–5, 159

dancing, 23, 55, 136, 146, 153; in worship, 167–70

Davis, Wade, xi, 3, 187–8

death, 97, 134–5, 158; in L’Arche, xi–xii, 95–7, 100–1

decision-making, 122–3, 141–2, 145, 151–2

dementia, 132–4

desire, 29, 31, 163, 167, 169

difference, 97, 154; and L’Arche, 105, 114, 143, 151, 173; and the United Church, 4–5, 10, 155

disability: and cultural construction, 145, 147, 154, 158–9, 225n87; Kristeva on, 97, 161; and L’Arche, 8, 49, 118, 128; stories, 98, 103, 105, 116, 124; and the United Church, 4, 40, 48, 163–4, 187, 231n4. See also diversity; United Church of Canada documents: “Theologies of Disabilities Report”

diversity: and L’Arche, 11, 70, 143, 165; and the United Church, 4–5, 10, 61, 145, 171. See also difference

dominant culture, 5, 31–2, 78, 126

dominant privilege, 131, 181–2, 185

Douglas, Maya, 182

Eales, Lindsay, 168–9

ecumenism: and L’Arche, 7, 47–53, 83, 118; struggles, 46, 53, 70–4, 78, 82, 89; and the United Church, 48, 70–1, 74, 91–2, 205n12; and Vanier, 23–4, 57–60, 62, 65, 90. See also Cedar Glen Retreat; Cleveland Retreat; Naramata Retreat

Eiesland, Nancy, 145–6, 198n15

Elliot, Trisha, 180

Enwright, Maggie, 11–12, 87–9, 158–9

Erevelles, Nirmala, 137, 147–8

eucharist. See Catholic spirituality; communion; ecumenism; Roman Catholic Church

Faith and Light, 184, 190n9

Faith and Sharing, 45, 186–7, 190n9, 205n8, 206n12

First Nations, 56, 80, 152, 184–5, 188; welcome ceremony, 182–3

Flemington, Peter, “If You’re Not There, You’re Missed,” xv, 30–1, 139

forgiveness, 73, 145, 148, 180, 182

freedom, 127, 148–9, 162, 168, 181–2; Vanier on, 29, 42, 49, 144, 177

friendship, 7, 41, 128, 133–4, 165

Frye, Northrop, 8, 32

fun, 7, 42, 54, 128; Vanier on, 28, 126–9, 136, 154, 165. See also celebration; dancing; laughter

General Council. See United Church of Canada, General Councils

George, Thelus, 99–106, 130

gifts: in churches, 85, 118, 128, 164, 228n121; in L’Arche, 11, 13, 25, 86, 152, 173; Vanier on, 58, 62, 159

Glass, Eileen, 66

Godfrey, Lynn, 80, 85–7, 128, 147–9, 151–2

gospel, 20, 39, 133, 179–80, 186–7

Graves, Doug, 14, 61, 79, 116–21, 179; on community, 122–4, 172–3; on ecumenism, 89, 210n50; and the United Church, xiv, 61, 65, 76; on weakness, 134, 159–60, 161–2

Greig, Jason Reimer, 146

Haliburton, Gordon and Edith, 69–70, 72

Hall, Stuart, 153–4

Harshaw, Jill, 124

healing, 21, 118, 156, 184; and L’Arche, 73, 75, 109, 128, 131; and the United Church, 74, 161, 175

heart: L’Arche and, 8, 68, 121–2, 138–9, 146; Vanier on, 11, 21, 36–7, 45, 225n89

Henry, Gord, 138–9, 141–2

hierarchy, 5, 10, 46, 141, 169

Hillhouse, Mary, 129, 174–7

history, xv, 5–6, 12, 103, 137

home, 7, 17, 23, 54, 98, 128; group homes, 68–9. See also belonging; welcome

hospitality, 54, 67, 99–100. See also home; welcome

How, Gordon, xiv, 34–6, 62–5

human, 142, 156, 164, 169, 228n122; L’Arche on, 11, 160; Vanier on, 10, 130, 159, 173–4, 177. See also Vanier books: Becoming Human

humour. See fun; laughter

Humphries, Helen, xi–xii, xv, 91

hurt, 23, 80, 144–5, 157, 185. See also brokenness; conflict; pain; woundedness

identity, 11, 67, 98–99, 103, 158. See also L’Arche: L’Arche Identity and Mission statement; singularity; stories: about identity

image of God, 40, 164

imagination, 20, 31–2, 105, 120, 145–6. See also social imaginary

impairment, 138, 146, 159, 224–5n84

inclusion, 148, 171, 176, 196n35

inclusivity, 43, 105, 130, 165; as United Church value, 10, 48, 75, 173

Indigenous Peoples. See First Nations

intellectual disabilities, 98, 103–4, 124, 141–8, 156; and L’Arche, 7–8, 11, 32, 85

intercultural, 4, 49, 140–1, 173, 180–2. See also alliance-building

interfaith, 8, 11, 49, 51, 74

inversion, 3, 12, 100, 159; dynamics of, 20, 127, 130, 147–8; as more than reversal, 149, 150, 153; as renewal, 166, 180; of social order, 14, 20, 25, 35, 153–4. See also carnival

Jesus: and L’Arche, xiii, 79, 87–8, 179; Jesus-language and the United Church, 57–9, 74, 110; Vanier on Jesus, 22–3, 38, 112, 138, 160; Vanier on following Jesus, 23–4, 45, 62, 65

Jiembou, Carno Tchuani, 188

Jones, Chelsea Temple, 160

justice, 94, 169; and L’Arche, 10, 49; and the United Church, 48, 135, 145, 181–5, 188. See also peacemaking

Kearney, Richard, 93, 137

Kerman, Lloyd, 79, 113–16, 130, 138, 217n35

Kirkegaard, Dan, 80, 83–5, 121–2, 140

Kristeva, Julia: commended by Vanier, 158; commends Vanier, 165–6; critique of Vanier, 161–5; 226n105; Leur regard perce nos ombres, 40, 42, 162–3, 204n92, 224n75. See also abjection; death; desire; disability; identity; singularity; vulnerability

Lansdowne, Carmen, 184–5, 187

L’Arche: core members, 8, 15, 76–7; early history, 6–8, 49–56, 60–5; L’Arche International, 9, 71, 118–21, 179, 190n10; L’Arche International Church Leaders Group, xiv, 61, 91–2, 118, 210n50; “L’Arche Identity and Mission” statement, 11, 14, 195n27; L’Arche Ivory Coast, 106–8, 12; L’Arche Trosly, 7, 35, 50, 106, 139; scholarship about, 9, 192n18, 194n20; and the United Church, 5–8, 26–34, 49–56, 60–92, 164–77. See also being; body; celebration; change; community; death; difference; disability; diversity; ecumenism; gifts; healing; heart; human; intellectual disabilities; Jesus; justice; leadership; life; listening; mission; mutuality; prayer; relationships; stories; togetherness; unity; vulnerability

L’Arche Canada: L’Arche Canada Spirituality Commission, 175; National Assembly, 183

L’Arche Comox Valley, 12, 87–9, 212–13n72;

L’Arche Daybreak, Richmond Hill, xi–xiv, 91, 95–6, 98–104, 113–16; beginning, 7, 49–56, 62; Retirement Program, 129–30; and the United Church, 60–1, 77–80, 141–2, 167–72

L’Arche Edmonton, 62, 81, 111

L’Arche Hamilton, 80, 85–7, 128, 147–8, 151–2

L’Arche Homefires, Wolfville, 66–76, 83, 143

L’Arche New Dawn, Saint John, 83–5

L’Arche Shiloah Greater Vancouver, 14, 34–5, 89, 174–7; beginning, 62–5, involvement of United Church ministers, 84–5, 117–18, 120–1, 125–6, 149–51

L’Arche Sudbury, 86, 108

L’Arche Toronto, 62, 144

L’Arche Winnipeg, 62, 66, 80–3, 164

laughter, 28, 54–5, 126–32, 218n53, 218–19n54; Vanier and, 27, 127, 129, 131, 223–4n68

leadership: in L’Arche, 71–2, 80, 103, 146–152, 168–9; in the United Church, 17, 26, 80,
121–6, 152–3. See also United Church of Canada documents: “Leadership From the
Margins”

Leckie, Judith, 63–5, 90

legislation. See policy

life: and L’Arche, 8, 11, 88, 95–7, 165; Vanier on, 10, 13, 129, 133, 184. See also community; sharing; togetherness

life together. See togetherness

listening, 94, 133–4; in L’Arche, 124, 126, 144–5, 146, 152; in the United Church, 108, 180–2, 188; Vanier on, 12, 22, 29, 158, 188

love, 75, 97, 119, 144, 147; Vanier on, 22–3, 27, 100, 114, 161

LY (Loretta), 144–5, 160, 162

MacDonald, Daniel, 181

Macdonald, Ian, 124–6, 129, 134–5

MacMillan, Carl, 170–1

“Man Alive: Jean Vanier,” 194n19, 197n1

“Man Alive with Mother Teresa and Jean Vanier,” 32–3, 194n19

Massey, Doreen, 47, 55, 65, 84, 212n72

Mathias, Patrick, 13, 187

Mawita’mk Society, 183

McDougall, Warren, 101, 138–9, 141–2, 167–8, 172

McLeod, Bruce, 17–18, 24–6, 37–8, 42–3, 58–9

McNeil, John, 68–70, 83

Milton, Beverley, 19–20

Milton, Ralph, 15, 19–20, 24–5, 94, 133

mission: of Jesus 57; L’Arche and, 11, 14, 100, 109, 146; United Church and, 62–3, 151–2

Moore, Jeff and Debra, 67–76, 78, 83, 143, 148

Morris, Wayne, 94, 156–7

Morgan, Frank H., 26–30, 33–4, 200n43

Morrison, George, 17, 56, 60–1, 63, 209n46

Mosteller, Sue, 17, 64, 86, 111; and the United Church, 53, 57, 59, 76–9

Mowat, Harriet, 93, 124, 127, 133–4

mutuality: in dance, 168–70; in L’Arche, 11, 86, 97, 114, 151–2; in the United Church, 10, 75, 114, 151–2, 173; Vanier on, 12, 22, 155, 158, 165. See also community; friendship; relationships; sharing

mystery, 29, 59, 138, 157, 160

Naramata Retreat, 45–7, 106–7, 112, 212–13n72

narrative: counternarratives, 93, 127; narrative co-opting, 103–4; narrative discrepancies, 98, 119, 137; narrative theory, 93, 96, 99–100, 105, 124. See also story

Nelson, Penny, 181

network, 65, 166–7, 170, 172

Newroth, Ann, 7, 50–6

Newroth, Steve: and Daybreak, 7, 50–6, 60, 198n16, 208n40; and ecumenism, 51–3, 207n26, 210n52; and L’Arche Shiloah Greater Vancouver, 63–4; on mission of assistants, 146; and new L’Arche communities, 211n54

normalization, 53–5, 67–9, 159, 208n30

Nouwen, Henri, 69, 76–81, 88, 101, 213n78

Other, 29, 31, 145–6, 154, 181

Pacem in Terris Award, 136, 140, 165–6

pain, 114, 119–21, 145, 156–7, 180; Vanier on, 157, 158, 160, 184. See also brokenness; hurt; suffering; woundedness

Park, Ha Na, 182

Paterson, Gary, 37, 127–8, 133, 152–3, 183

peace: as an experience, 21, 108, 111, 114, 166; as a message, 22, 45, 135, 177, 212n70; movements, 48–9, 136, 185, 190n10

Peacock, Philip, 180–1

Phillips, Colin, 180, 231n4, 232–3n11

place, 9–10, 37, 155, 202n76; sense of place, 65–7, 84–5, 212–13n72; specificity of place, 3, 29, 44, 47, 55

pleasure, 12, 55, 144, 196n35, 222n43; Aristotle on, 4, 40–1, 127, 163; Kristeva on, 161, 163, 229n129; Vanier on, 3, 40–3, 162–3, 166, 229n129

policy, 22, 53, 196n35, 198n16, 231n4

poor, 10, 23, 56, 130, 159

Porter, Beth, 77

power, 137, 147–8, 155, 161, 175; of stories, 99, 103, 105; power dynamics, 22, 47, 98, 137, 220–1n22

prayer: agency of prayer, 138–40; and L’Arche, 86, 108, 117–18, 128, 139; and the United Church, 21, 25, 52, 175, 182; and Vanier, 45, 59–60, 65, 129, 136

protagonist, 32, 115, 140

Protestant, 6, 118, 149–50, 172–3, 174; Protestant understanding of saints, 37, 39

Protestant-Catholic divide, 46–7, 50–2, 71–2, 77–8, 107

Pui-lan, Kwok, 88, 209n47

racialized persons, 181–2, 196n35, 232–3n11

Reinders, Hans S., 176, 230n56

relationships, 153, 161, 163, 165–6, 173–4; in L’Arche, 11, 103, 114–15, 161, 165–6; Vanier on, 23, 28, 38, 155–6, 160; in the United Church, 145, 152–5,
182

reversal, 22, 32, 46, 148, 154; in Aristotle, 12, 115–16, 130; in carnival, 148–9, 150, 153, 196n35

revitalization, 43, 94, 99, 113–19, 124

Reynolds, Keith, 78–9, 95–8, 114–5

Reynolds, Thomas E., 114, 156–7, 173–4, 224–5n84, 228n121

Ricoeur, Paul, 97–8, 216n13

Roman Catholic Church, 38–9, 50–3, 61, 71–4, 76–8, 81–3; eucharist, 45–7, 57–8, 110–13. See also Cedar Glen Retreat; ecumenism; Naramata Retreat

Rotterman, Peter, xiv, 98, 212–3n72

Rumi, 183–4, 185

saint, 203n78, 203n80; and the United Church, 37–40, 197n1; and Vanier, xvi, 16, 31–3, 37–9, 202–3n76

Schweitzer, Don, 62, 203n80

serious, 27–9, 42, 127, 128–9, 218–19n54

sexuality, 22, 196n35; sexual abuse, 156, 190–1n10, 227–8n117

sharing, 38, 65–6, 166, 228n122; faith sharing, 128, 140, 169, 175, 187; sharing life, 11, 45, 137, 163, 166. See also Faith and Sharing

Shearer, Ann, 208n30

Shepherd, Loraine MacKenzie, 80, 209n47

Shildrick, Margrit, 154, 167, 170, 194n20, 201n55, 232–3n11

Shorten, Robert, 52–3

silence, 79, 131, 140, 187, 191

singularity: Kristeva on, 145, 157–8, 161–5, 226n105, 227–8n117

slow, 133, 151–2, 182, 219n68, 222n52. See also time

Smith, Bob (Robert), 52, 56, 58–9, 74, 87

social imaginary, 61–2, 76, 82, 140, 210n52

social justice. See justice

social transformation, 5, 136–7, 163

solidarity, 42, 80, 85, 93, 165

Spirit Movers, 167–70

Stallybrass, Peter, 20, 29, 31, 66–7

stories, 80, 94; of conflict, 71–3, 119–26; Aristotle on, 115, 130, 137; and death, 95–8; dynamics of transformation, 3–4, 12; of exclusion, 180–2; gospel stories, xiii, 88, 186–7; about identity, 98–113; of intellectual desires and fears, 132–5; and L’Arche, 95–106, 113–16, 119–20, 129–32; and memory, 6, 97–8, 216n13; and narrative theory, 93, 96; and places, 47; problems with, 103–4, 119, 124; of revitalization, 113–19; United Church stories, xiv, 61–3, 180–2, 196n35, 231–2n4; Vanier stories, 19–24, 32, 34, 38, 65. See also narrative

Strong, Keith, 68–70, 143–4, 148, 220–1n22

subjectivity, 31, 147–8, 232–3n11

success, 37, 85, 155

suffering, 115, 156–7, 184, 187–8, 224–5n84; and laughter, 15, 130–1; Vanier on, 27–8, 42, 60, 184, 225n86. See also brokenness; pain; vulnerability; weakness

Swinton, John, 8, 9, 13, 93, 137; with Mowat and Baines, 93, 124, 127, 133–4

Sylliboy, Rosie, 183

Taylor, Charles, 61–2, 150, 172, 210–11n52

Taylor, James (J.T.), 16, 197n1

Templeton Prize, 7, 159, 225n89, 225n90

tender: as fuel source, 136–7; as gentle, xi, 13, 133; as offer, xi, 4, 44, 80; as small boat, 16, 24; as tender ship, 93–4, 104, 130–1. See also tenderness

tenderness, 11–14, 187, 196n35; Vanier on, 12–13, 157, 163, 165, 188. See also weakness; woundedness; vulnerability

theology, 26, 118, 138, 155, 160. See also United Church of Canada documents

time, 122–3, 133, 150, 152, 231n2

Todd, Anne, 100–1

togetherness: faith together, 57–8, 77, 190n9, 205n8; L’Arche on being together, 96–7, 121–2, 128, 148, 154–5; the United Church on being together, 173, 175, 185, 188, 231n4; Vanier on living together, 9, 41, 49, 126–7

Tourneur, Donna, 91–2

tragedy, 28, 42, 115, 130

transformation, 92, 120, 153–4, 185

trust, 11, 134, 136, 155, 161

Turner, Gordon, 79–80

United Church of Canada: Cedar Glen Retreat, 56–60, 112, 205n8; communities of faith, 4, 48, 155, 227–8n117; as dying, xv–xvi, 74, 153, 218n46; history, 6, 17–18, 25–6, 189–90n8, 197–8n4; Intercultural and Dominant Privilege Lenses, 181–2, 185; intercultural church, 126, 140, 173, 196n35; intercultural observers, 181–2; and L’Arche, 5–8, 26–34, 49–56, 60–92, 164–77; Naramata Retreat, 45–7, 106–7, 112, 212–13n72; A New Creed, 13, 97, 216n12; New Curriculum, xv, 26–30, 200n43; and Vanier, xv–xvi, 16–49, 56–60, 65, 72, 90. See also anger; change; community; difference; disability; diversity; ecumenism; healing; inclusive; Jesus; justice; leadership; listening; mission; mutuality; prayer; relationships; saint; stories; togetherness; unity; vulnerability

United Church of Canada congregations: Comox, 11–12, 87–9, 212–13n72; Deer Lake, 107; East Burnaby, 84; First Metropolitan, 132; First United, Port Credit, 139; First United, Vancouver, 111, 117, 184–5; Jubilee, 174; Richmond Hill, 51–3, 77–9, 99–101, 114–15, 141–2, 167–70; Sherwood Park, 81, 164; South Burnaby, 120, 125–6, 149–51, 153–4, 164; Stewart, 91; Sylvan, 132; Tsawwassen, 85

United Church of Canada documents: “The Handicapped and the Wholeness of the Family of God,” 48, 206–7n17; “Intercultural Ministries: Living into Transformation,” 195n26; “Leadership from the Margins,” 126, 140; “Mending the World,” 6, 74, 175, 212n70; “Open and Accessible: Ministries with Persons with Disabilities,” 159, 164, 206–7n17; “Theologies of Disabilities Report,” 4–5, 10, 40, 145, 155, 184–5

United Church of Canada General Councils: 25th General Council, xv, 16–26, 37, 57, 87; 27th General Council, 48; 34th General Council, 212n70; 42nd General Council, 4–5, 10, 40; 43rd General Council, 180–5, 187–8, 231n2, 231–2n4, 232–3n11

United Church Observer, 16, 21–6, 58, 87, 160–1, 180

unity: in L’Arche, 10–11, 109, 136, 138; in the United Church, 6, 8, 10, 48; struggle for, 89, 184, 209n47; Vanier on unity among churches, 21, 60, 62, 65, 90

Van Buren, Bill, xiii, 7, 77, 98, 132

Vanier, Jean: beginning L’Arche, 7–10, 190–1n10; Cedar Glen Retreat, 56–60, 112, 205n8; Cleveland Retreat, 21, 23–4; critiques of, 156–8, 160–6, 190n10; Daybreak visit, 99–100; 25th General Council address, 16–25, 37, 57, 87; Homefires visit, 75; and Kristeva, 40, 42, 157–66, 204n92, 224n75; Naramata Retreat, 45–7, 106–7, 112, 212–13n72; and the United Church, xv–xvi, 16–49, 56–60, 65, 72, 90; and Vatican II, 49; World Council of Churches 6th Assembly address, 14, 34–7, 202n70. See also anger; anguish; Aristotle; brokenness; celebration; change; community; ecumenism; freedom; fun; gifts; heart; human; Jesus; laughter; life; listening; love; mutuality; pain; pleasure; prayer; relationships; saint; stories; suffering; tenderness; togetherness; unity; vulnerability; weakness; woundedness

Vanier, awards: Pacem in Terris Award, 136, 140, 165–6; Templeton Prize, 7, 159, 225n89, 225n90

Vanier, books: A Cry is Heard, 90, 190–1n10; A Network of Friends, Vol I, 21, 23, 45, 146, 194n19; A Network of Friends, Vol II, 36–7, 62; Becoming Human, 11, 60, 133, 159, 177, 225n86; Befriending the Stranger, 157; Be Not Afraid, 41–2, 176; Community and Growth: Our Pilgrimage Together, 42, 127; Community and Growth, 2nd revised edition, 4, 130, 156, 159, 223–4n68; Eruption to Hope, 16, 18, 30; Images of Love, Words of Hope, 176–7, 223n64; Jean Vanier: Essential Writings, 155; Leur regard perce nos ombres, 40, 42, 162–3, 204n92, 224n75; Made for Happiness, 41–2, 163, 204n86, 227n115; Our Journey Home, xiv, 13, 156–7, 225n86; Our Life Together, 13, 45, 65, 158, 182, 207n20; Signs of the Times, 49, 162–3, 166

Vanier, interviews: 1965 on CBC, 9, 17; in Flemington, “If You’re Not There, You’re Missed,” xv, 30–1, 41; in Morgan, “The Ark,” 26–30; in United Church Observer, 160–1; with Wallin, 159; with Zournazi, 12–13

Vogel, Joan, 139

Vogel, Paul, 183

vulnerability, 94, 142, 156–7, 162, 223n64, 226n97; Kristeva on, 228n122; and L’Arche, 88, 92, 122; Thomas Reynolds on, 114; and the United Church, 40, 126, 155, 157; Vanier on, 155–6, 158. See also brokenness; suffering; tenderness; weakness

Walfall, Douglas, 180–1

weakness: Graves on, 116, 134, 162; Kristeva on, 161–2, 165; Thomas Reynolds on, 114, 224–5n84; Vanier on, 10, 21–2, 138, 154–7, 159–66; World Council of Churches on, 226n99. See also brokenness; vulnerability; woundedness

welcome, 10, 12, 54, 98, 222n43

White, Allon, 20, 28–9, 31, 66–7

Whitney-Brown, Carolyn, 129–30, 190–1n10, 195–6n32

Wilson, Lois, 4, 36, 39, 147, 165

Winnington-Ingram, Amanda, 128, 141–2

Wolfensberger, Wolf, 53–5, 68, 103–4, 198n16, 208n40

World Council of Churches, 8, 34–5, 45, 48; World Council of Churches 6th Assembly, 14, 34–7, 202n70, 202n72

World Council of Churches documents: “A Church of All and for All: An Interim Statement,” 85, 155; “The Handicapped and the Wholeness of the Family of God,” 48, 206n16; “The Unity of the Church and the Handicapped in Society,” 48

worship service, 132, 149–50; 152–3, 160, 168–72

woundedness, 118–19, 145, 156–8, 160; Vanier on 21–4, 26, 36, 43, 158