Disability Advocacy in American Mainline Protestantism

This article provides a brief summary of the disability advocacy in seven American mainline Protestant denominations: the American Baptist Convention; Disciples of Christ; the Episcopal Church; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Presbyterian Church USA; the United Methodist Church; and the...

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Auteur principal: Herzog, Albert A. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2006
Dans: Journal of religion, disability & health
Année: 2006, Volume: 10, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 75-92
Sujets non-standardisés:B Disability
B International Year of the Disabled
B Disability advocacy
B Ada
B American Mainline Protestantism
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Résumé:This article provides a brief summary of the disability advocacy in seven American mainline Protestant denominations: the American Baptist Convention; Disciples of Christ; the Episcopal Church; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, Presbyterian Church USA; the United Methodist Church; and the United Church of Christ. This history covers the various ministries to the disabled from the pre-1950 era to more recent events including the work of disability advocacy after denominational reorganization.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v10n01_06