This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.
This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic...
This collection of essays examines how diverse religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.
This collection of essays examines how diverse religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chroni...
Religion plays a critical role in determining how disability is understood and how persons with disabilities are treated. Examining the world s religions through the lens of disability studies not only peers deeply into the character of a particular religion, but also teaches something brand new about what it means to respond to people living with physical and mental differences.
"Disability and World Religions"introduces readers to the rich diversity of the world s religions Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Native American traditions. Each...
Religion plays a critical role in determining how disability is understood and how persons with disabilities are treated. Examining the world s rel...