From Inclusion to Belonging: A Practical Theology of Community, Disability and Humanness

This article develops a perspective on a practical theology of belonging. It argues that the political rhetoric of inclusion, while possibly necessary, is deeply inadequate to help us understand what disability is and what it really means to be with people who have received this label. We need to sh...

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Main Author: Swinton, John 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2012
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2012, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 172-190
Further subjects:B Disability
B Inclusion
B Love
B Bonhoeffer
B Belonging
B Vanier
B Community
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