The Disabled Church : Human Difference and the Art of Communal Worship /

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"How do communities consent to difference? How do they recognize and create the space and time necessary for the differences and disabilities of those who constitute them? Christian congregations often make assumptions about the shared abilities, practices, and experiences that are necessary fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spurrier, Rebecca F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Public worship.
People with disabilities > Religious life.
Church work with people with disabilities.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Anthropology.
Pastorale des personnes handicapees.
Personnes handicapees > Vie religieuse.
Culte public.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction. Disabling Liturgy, Desiring Human Difference; 1. Gathering: Unfolding a Liturgy of Difference; 2. Weaving: Aesthetics of Interdependence; 3. Disrupting: Aesthetics of Time and Work; 4. Naming: Aesthetics of Healing and Claiming; 5. Sending: Aesthetics of Belonging; Conclusion. The Disabled Church: Beauty and the Creation of a Community of Difference; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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