Ministry and Mental Retardation
An encounter with the person with mental retardation provides a challenge to theology which can yield a new understanding of the problem of evil and our role in creation. Because of the anguished questions of the parents of persons with mental retardation, pastors must grapple with the permanent, of...
| Published in: | Journal of religion, disability & health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2003
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| In: |
Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Mental Retardation B Parents B theology of mental retardation B Clergy |
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| Summary: | An encounter with the person with mental retardation provides a challenge to theology which can yield a new understanding of the problem of evil and our role in creation. Because of the anguished questions of the parents of persons with mental retardation, pastors must grapple with the permanent, often long-term nature of mental retardation in their understanding of theology. As parents let some of their expectations “die,” new life is resurrected. In this growth, an encounter with persons with mental retardation reveals the limits of our comprehension as well. The struggles with the problem of evil can be addressed as we see ourselves participating in God's creation of our unfinished world. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-9122 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1300/J095v07n01_14 |