RT Article
T1 A Practical-Theological Phenomenology of Joy: Learning from L’arche
JF Journal of disability & religion
VO 24
IS 3
SP 281
OP 299
A1 Ommen, Armand Léon van
A1 Land, Julie Marie
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/172503848X
AB In recent years, joy has received renewed attention as a central theological concept. However, voices from lived experience are largely lacking in this discussion. This article studies the question of what joy looks like and what its essence is in one particular exemplar of joy, i.e., the L’Arche communities. Based on fieldwork, which included participant observation and interviews in four L’Arche communities, as well as an interview with the founder of L’Arche, Jean Vanier, this article proposes a practical-theological phenomenology of joy.
K1 Henri Nouwen
K1 Jean Vanier
K1 L’Arche
K1 Community
K1 Disability
K1 Joy
DO 10.1080/23312521.2019.1698388