Toward a Theology of Inclusion for Those with Disabilities: A Christian Response

People with disabilities, the largest minority in the United States, are frequently separated and marginalized from society. The congregation of Christian churches on Sunday morning does not reflect the prevalence of people with disabilities. The church should realize that Jesus' healing missio...

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Auteur principal: Bunch, Wilton H. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2001
Dans: Journal of religion, disability & health
Année: 2001, Volume: 5, Numéro: 4, Pages: 37-44
Sujets non-standardisés:B Disability
B Theology
B Ethics
B Personhood
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Résumé:People with disabilities, the largest minority in the United States, are frequently separated and marginalized from society. The congregation of Christian churches on Sunday morning does not reflect the prevalence of people with disabilities. The church should realize that Jesus' healing mission not only relieved disease, it integrated the person back into full membership of the community. Theology, which instructs the church's understanding as a community of believers, will benefit from critical reflection about disability. Our theological understanding of church and faith must also address the place of disability as a human experience.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v05n04_03