Inclusion or Embrace?: Communion and a Theology of Embrace

There is a difference between simply including persons with disabilities in communities and fully embracing and welcoming them as members. Drawing on observations of the architecture of a particular worship space and the priest leading worship, the author considers the ways in which communion reveal...

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Published in:Journal of religion, disability & health
Main Author: Newell, Christopher (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2009
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Further subjects:B Embrace
B Architecture
B Altars
B Clergy
B Sacraments
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Summary:There is a difference between simply including persons with disabilities in communities and fully embracing and welcoming them as members. Drawing on observations of the architecture of a particular worship space and the priest leading worship, the author considers the ways in which communion reveals both how near and how far we are from fully embracing all people—including persons with disabilities—as members in and leaders of the Body of Christ.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15228960902931921