La Vie
Encyclopedia
La Vie is a weekly French
Christian
magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.
Its editors in chief were Georges Hourdin, José de Broucker, Jean-Claude Petit
, Max Armanet and Jean-Pierre Denis
.
Since 1945 the magazine was published by le groupe de presse La Vie catholique, which in 2003 became a part of the larger Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.
In 2001, La Vie created a charitable association which as of 2006 had around three thousand members, based in fifty-odd regional centres across France, called Les Amis de La Vie (Friends of La Vie). This organisation gave deeper meaning to the magazine's tagline, "a paper written with its readers", by organising meetings, debates, and summer programmes.
The publication is independent of the Catholic hierarchy.
Beyond this, one page is reserved for an interview with a celebrity and the psychoanalyst Gérard Miller.
France
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Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.
History
Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique (Catholic Life), the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977. In 1945 the magazine appeared as La Vie catholique illustrée, as the postwar period placed a great importance on visual magazines (compare Life Magazine in the US). The magazine was originally targeted at active laity through parish promotions, before eventually being sold on newsstands from 1976.Its editors in chief were Georges Hourdin, José de Broucker, Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint...
, Max Armanet and Jean-Pierre Denis
Jean-Pierre Denis
Jean-Pierre Denis is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films between 1980 and 2005. His film Field of Honor was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Histoire d'Adrien...
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Since 1945 the magazine was published by le groupe de presse La Vie catholique, which in 2003 became a part of the larger Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.
In 2001, La Vie created a charitable association which as of 2006 had around three thousand members, based in fifty-odd regional centres across France, called Les Amis de La Vie (Friends of La Vie). This organisation gave deeper meaning to the magazine's tagline, "a paper written with its readers", by organising meetings, debates, and summer programmes.
The publication is independent of the Catholic hierarchy.
Objectives
The magazine claims three objectives:- Find deeper meaning in the news of the day, in particular by differentiating the important from the secondary, and the truly newsworthy from the frivolous, but also by paying considerable attention to the changes in the world and society. The magazine strives to link these changes to the individual lives of its readers, or alternatively to help situate current debates in their historical and cultural context.
- Bring a Christian humanistChristian humanismChristian humanism is the position that universal human dignity and individual freedom are essential and principal components of, or are at least compatible with, Christian doctrine and practice. It is a philosophical union of Christian and humanist principles.- Origins :Christian humanism may have...
point of view on the world, putting man at the centre of its values which it enumerates as libertyLibertyLiberty is a moral and political principle, or Right, that identifies the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves, to behave according to their own free will, and take responsibility for their actions...
, solidaritySolidaritySolidarity is a Polish trade union federation that emerged on August 31, 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyard under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa. It was the first non-communist party-controlled trade union in a Warsaw Pact country. Solidarity reached 9.5 million members before its September 1981 congress...
, justiceJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, and toleranceTolerationToleration is "the practice of deliberately allowing or permitting a thing of which one disapproves. One can meaningfully speak of tolerating, ie of allowing or permitting, only if one is in a position to disallow”. It has also been defined as "to bear or endure" or "to nourish, sustain or preserve"...
. - Helping man in day to day life, by helping readers to find their personal balance in life with others and interior well-being.
Organisation of the magazine
La Vie is composed of three main components each week:- An in-depth report, generally on the topic of a current event and composed of investigations, analysis, and different points of view.
- Five main rubrics
- Lifestyle
- The world in movement
- Religion and Spirituality
- Culture
- Television
- A detachable file called "the essentials", which covers a cultural or spiritual topic (not necessarily Christian)
Beyond this, one page is reserved for an interview with a celebrity and the psychoanalyst Gérard Miller.