Flannery O'Connor

Timothy J Basselin

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Flannery O'Connor is one of America's most unique Southern authors. Shortly after she began her writing career she was diagnosed with lupus. Despite h... Lees meer

Theology and Down Syndrome

Amos Yong

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• While the struggle for disability rights has transformed secular ethics and public policy, traditional Christian teaching has been slow to account for... Lees meer

Becoming the Baptized Body

Sarah Jean Barton

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Baptism offers the distinctive practice of Christian initiation, rooted in Jesus' own baptism, ministry, death, and resurrection. Too often, however, ... Lees meer

Disability and World Religions

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Religion plays a critical role in determining how disability is understood and how persons with disabilities are treated. Examining the world's religi... Lees meer

Accessible Atonement

David McLachlan

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• The atonement--where God in Jesus Christ addresses sin and the whole of the human predicament--lies at the heart of the Christian faith and life. Its ... Lees meer

Formed Together

Keith Dow

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Joy, pain, celebration, and grief are constant companions on the journey of caregiving. While remaining detached might seem the preferable option, it ... Lees meer

Becoming Friends of Time

John Swinton

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Time is central to all that humans do. Time structures days, provides goals, shapes dreams--and limits lives. Time appears to be tangible, real, and p... Lees meer

Crippled Grace

Shane Clifton

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Crippled Grace combines disability studies, Christian theology, philosophy, and psychology to explore what constitutes happiness and how it is achieve... Lees meer

Pastoral Care and Intellectual Disability

Anna Katherine Shurley

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Every Christian is called to and gifted for ministry. The church can--and must--engage all of its members if it is to flourish fully. Far too often, p... Lees meer

Becoming Friends of Time

John Swinton

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Time is central to all that humans do. Time structures days, provides goals, shapes dreams--and limits lives. Time appears to be tangible, real, and p... Lees meer

Wondrously Wounded

Brian R Brock

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• The church welcomes all--or it should. The church has long proven itself a safe refuge despite the sad reality that it can be, and has been, unwelcomi... Lees meer

From Inclusion to Justice

Erin Raffety

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• American Christianity tends to view disabled persons as problems to be solved rather than people with experiences and gifts that enrich the church. Ch... Lees meer

Prophetic Disability

Sarah J Melcher

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• At first glance it may seem that the Hebrew prophets offer little resolution on contemporary concerns of inclusivity and defense for persons deemed "o... Lees meer

Theology and Down Syndrome

Amos Yong

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• While the struggle for disability rights has transformed secular ethics and public policy, traditional Christian teaching has been slow to account for... Lees meer

Disability and Spirituality

William C Gaventa

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Disability and spirituality have traditionally been understood as two distinct spheres: disability is physical and thus belongs to health care profess... Lees meer

The Bible and Disability

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• The Bible and Disability: A Commentary (BDC) is the first comprehensive commentary on the Bible from the perspective of disability. The BDC examines h... Lees meer

Disability and Spirituality

William C Gaventa

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Disability and spirituality have traditionally been understood as two distinct spheres: disability is physical and thus belongs to health care profess... Lees meer

The Cerulean Soul

Peter J Bellini

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Depression is difficult to define. It is commonly described as a chemical imbalance, a subjective experience of despondency, or even a semiotic constr... Lees meer

Madness

Heather H. Vacek

• Hardcover | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• Traces the history of Protestant reactions to mental illness in America. Heather Vacek's historical narrative forms the basis for her theological refl... Lees meer

Wondrously Wounded

Brian Brock

• Hardcover | Engels | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability
• The church welcomes all--or it should. The church has long proven itself a safe refuge despite the sad reality that it can be, and has been, unwelcomi... Lees meer