Disability and Christian Theology Embodied Limits and Constructive PossibilitiesOxford University Press, 5. jan. 2009 - 168 sider Attention to embodiment and the religious significance of bodies is one of the most significant shifts in contemporary theology. In the midst of this, however, experiences of disability have received little attention. This book explores possibilities for theological engagement with disability, focusing on three primary alternatives: challenging existing theological models to engage with the disabled body, considering possibilities for a disability liberation theology, and exploring new theological options based on an understanding of the unsurprisingness of human limits. The overarching perspective of this book is that limits are an unavoidable aspect of being human, a fact we often seem to forget or deny. Yet not only do all humans experience limits, most of us also experience limits that take the form of disability at some point in our lives; in this way, disability is more "normal" than non-disability. If we take such experiences seriously and refuse to reduce them to mere instances of suffering, we discover insights that are lost when we take a perfect or generic body as our starting point for theological reflections. While possible applications of this insight are vast, this work focuses on two areas of particular interest: theological anthropology and metaphors for God. This project challenges theology to consider the undeniable diversity of human embodiment. It also enriches previous disability work by providing an alternative to the dominant medical and minority models, both of which fail to acknowledge the full diversity of disability experiences. Most notably, this project offers new images and possibilities for theological construction that attend appropriately and creatively to diversity in human embodiment. |
Fra bogen
Resultater 1-5 af 84
Side 3
... experienced—or will experience—some degree of disability yourself. In the United States, the Census Bureau estimates that approximately 18 percent of the population experience some degree of disability, and 12 percent experience a ...
... experienced—or will experience—some degree of disability yourself. In the United States, the Census Bureau estimates that approximately 18 percent of the population experience some degree of disability, and 12 percent experience a ...
Side 5
... experiences of disability offers a vantage or, more accurately, multiple vantages that are often lacking and that have the potential to enhance both theory and practice. Yes, also, we must not forget that all of us—disabled and ...
... experiences of disability offers a vantage or, more accurately, multiple vantages that are often lacking and that have the potential to enhance both theory and practice. Yes, also, we must not forget that all of us—disabled and ...
Side 6
... experiences. This ambiguity in perception is part of what has brought me to the limits model that I propose and explore in this book.15 The term “disability,” as it is commonly used, is an absolute category without levels or thresholds ...
... experiences. This ambiguity in perception is part of what has brought me to the limits model that I propose and explore in this book.15 The term “disability,” as it is commonly used, is an absolute category without levels or thresholds ...
Side 7
... experiences of people with and without disabilities, this challenge to the category of able/disabled may offer us away to rethink identity dilemmas in other situations as well. There are times when we might look back nostalgically to ...
... experiences of people with and without disabilities, this challenge to the category of able/disabled may offer us away to rethink identity dilemmas in other situations as well. There are times when we might look back nostalgically to ...
Side 8
... experience such as pain or physical limitation. Yet we must recognize that even these elements of disability are not solely “individual” experiences but rather are rich with communal and societal input and implication. Awareness of ...
... experience such as pain or physical limitation. Yet we must recognize that even these elements of disability are not solely “individual” experiences but rather are rich with communal and societal input and implication. Awareness of ...
Indhold
3 | |
1 Understanding Disability | 13 |
2 Disability and Christianity | 35 |
3 Theology and the Disabled Body | 53 |
4 Liberation Theologies of Disability | 75 |
5 Limits and Disability Theology | 93 |
Embodied Limits and Constructive Possibilities | 115 |
Notes | 121 |
Bibliography | 135 |
Index | 153 |
Andre udgaver - Se alle
Disability and Christian Theology: Embodied Limits and Constructive ... Deborah Beth Creamer Begrænset visning - 2009 |
Disability and Christian Theology: Embodied Limits and Constructive ... Deborah Beth Creamer Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2009 |
Almindelige termer og sætninger
ability ableism argues attention Avalos barriers body challenge chapter Christian theology church claims cochlear implants cognitive disabilities complex concern construction contemporary contribute Deaf community Deaf Culture defined disability rights movement disability studies diversity Eiesland embodied experience embodiment theology emphasizes ences especially example experiences of disability experiences of limits explore feminist feminist theology gender God’s healing hearing Hebrew Bible highlights human embodiment human experience Ibid identify identity images impairment implications important individual insofar interdependence interpretations issues Jesus lack liberation theologies limits model lives McFague McFague’s model means medical and minority medical model metaphorical minority model nature nondisabled normal normalcy notes notion offers oppression particular Paul’s person perspective physical political postmodern proposal recognize reflection on disability reject relation relevant religion religious Sallie McFague scholars sense sexual sign language significant social society stories suggests theological reflection thorn tion traditional understandings wheelchair writes