Sport, Theology, and the Special Olympics: A Christian Theological Reflection

The authors explore the potential of the Special Olympic movement to act as a counternarrative and prophetic message to the big-business world of professional sports. Drawing on the work of pioneers in the field of theology of disability, such as Jean Vanier, John Swinton, Brian Brock, Amos Yong, an...

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Subtitles:Theology, Disability and Sport : Reflections on Physical and Intellectual Impairment and Well-Being
Authors: Watson, Nick J. (Author) ; Kumar, Simon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2017]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-256
Further subjects:B Practical Theology
B Special Olympics
B Intellectual disability
B theology of disability
B Vulnerability
B prophetic message
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