Christian Social Constructions of Disability: Church Attendees

A study of local Christian church attendees was undertaken to determine their perspectives on what might be called “Christian social constructions” of disability. Responses were at times in predominant agreement or disagreement, and at times split between positions of agreement and disagreement. Rec...

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Published in:Journal of religion, disability & health
Main Author: McNair, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Further subjects:B Christian social constructions
B religion and disability
B attitudes toward persons with disabilities
B disability ministry
B church programs for persons with disabilities
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Summary:A study of local Christian church attendees was undertaken to determine their perspectives on what might be called “Christian social constructions” of disability. Responses were at times in predominant agreement or disagreement, and at times split between positions of agreement and disagreement. Recommendations are made for further research to determine whether responses represent confusion about disability among respondents or differences due to denominational perspectives.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v11n03_05