Road to Guadalupe: Hope and Moral Identity in L'Arche Communities for the Developmentally Disabled

Road to Guadalupe: Hope and Moral Identity in L'Arche Communities for the Developmentally Disabled

In the United States, L'Arche communities exist on a financial shoestring with scant support from governmental sources. Besides room and board, caregivers live on a few hundred dollars per month. Caregivers fortunate enough to spend time under the tutelage of the disabled discover new prioritie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Christian scholar's review 2009-04, Vol.38 (3), p.359
1. Verfasser: Reimer, Kevin S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Caregivers
Community
Developmental disabilities
Disability
Handicapped
Medical technology
Self concept
Spirituality
Theology
Vanier, Jean
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Zusammenfassung:In the United States, L'Arche communities exist on a financial shoestring with scant support from governmental sources. Besides room and board, caregivers live on a few hundred dollars per month. Caregivers fortunate enough to spend time under the tutelage of the disabled discover new priorities and capacities that shift self-understanding in moral identity.
ISSN:0017-2251