Description: Disability and Christian Theology : Embodied Limits and Constructive Possibilities, Hardcover by Creamer, Deborah Beth, ISBN 0195369157, ISBN-13 9780195369151, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Book Title: Disability and Christian Theology : Embodied Limits and Construct
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Disability and Christian Theology Embodied Limits and Constructive Possibilities
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Christian Theology / General, People with Disabilities, General
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science
Author: Deborah Beth Creamer
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Series: Aar Academy Ser.
Format: Hardcover
