Disability from the Margins to the Center: Hospitality and Inclusion in the Church

For various reasons, churches have lagged behind wider trends in society to be inclusive of people with disabilities. This article explores some of the reasons for this lag and suggests strategies for churches to be more intentional about creating a more hospitable environment for people with disabi...

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1. VerfasserIn: Yong, Amos 1965- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge 2011
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Jahr: 2011, Band: 15, Heft: 4, Seiten: 339-350
weitere Schlagwörter:B Intellectual disability
B Ecclesiology
B Inclusive Education
B L'Arche
B Department of Veterans Affairs
B profound disability
B physical disability
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Zusammenfassung:For various reasons, churches have lagged behind wider trends in society to be inclusive of people with disabilities. This article explores some of the reasons for this lag and suggests strategies for churches to be more intentional about creating a more hospitable environment for people with disabilities - physical, intellectual, and profound - in dialogue with policies enacted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, developments in inclusive education, and L'Arche. The central thesis is that if secular agencies are motivated by a “people first” agenda, the church ought to be guided by a vision that involves ministry not only to people with disabilities but also with them.
ISSN:1522-9122
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15228967.2011.620387