Voices in Disability and Spirituality from the Land Down Under

Outback to Outfront

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2004
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7890-2608-8 (ISBN)

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Presents an unflinching look at the shortcomings of many established church ministries when it comes to serving people with disabilities. Authors are Australian, Christopher Newell is from the University of Tasmania.

An excellent source of information and ideas on the relationship between disability and spiritualityand how to improve it

This one-of-a-kind collection explores the relationship between spirituality and disability from a variety of Australian religious and spiritual viewpoints. Authors from a wide range of backgroundssome with disabilities, some withoutdraw remarkable insights from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist (and even non-religious) spirituality. These uniquely Australian perspectives provide practical and spiritual lessons that can be applied in any part of the world.

Voices in Disability and Spirituality from the Land Down Under presents an unflinching look at the shortcomings of many established church ministries when it comes to serving people with disabilities. There’s also an extraordinary interview with a severely disabled nonreligious woman in the final stage of her life and her caretaker, which presents a very revealing look at the essence of human spirituality as it exists even in the absence of religious dogma. In addition, you’ll find a revealing case study focusing on the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA), which looks at the gap between its official theology and its actual policy and practice, and outlines a project designed to move the Church forward to more inclusive practices.

Additionally, Voices in Disability and Spirituality from the Land Down Under: Outback to Outfront examines:

why platitudes that are intended to give comfort, like God has chosen this for you, It’s a test of your faith, or We all have our crosses to carry are at best problematic, and at worst damagingwith suggestions for pastoral responses that offer alternatives to God-is-on-your-side clichés

the spiritual meaning and importance of community for people with disabilities, and the impact of community on their vitality and resiliency

the Buddhist teaching called sunyata, or emptiness, and its potential to positively impact the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and those who know them

wisdom contained in the ancient Jewish system of laws called Halachaand its potential for empowering people with disabilities today

how a pastoral care program that is flexible, accommodating, and relevant for disabled people was created at a small metropolitan school in New South Walesand the effect of the program on the community

the work of the Personal Advocacy Service, which recruits volunteers to be companions to people with intellectual disabilities

the role of religion and philanthropy in the creation of educational programs for blind or vision-impaired students

and more

Christopher Newell

Foreword

Introduction: An Antipodean Perspective on Disability and Spirituality (Christopher Newell and Andy Calder)

God Has Chosen This for YouReally? A Pastoral and Theological Appraisal of This and Some Other Well-Known Clichés Used in Australia to Support People with Disabilities (Andy Calder)

Disability, Ethics, and Biotechnology: Where Are We Now? (Jayne Clapton)

Believing That A Farther Shore Is Reachable From Here: Mapping Community as Moral Loving Journeying (Lorna Hallahan)

The Buddhist Insight of Emptiness as an Antidote for the Model of Deficient Humanness Contained Within the Label ’Intellectually Disabled’ (Peter W. Hawkins)

Judaism, Spirituality, and Disability: An Australian Perspective (Melinda Jones)

The Human Connection: A Case Study of Spirituality and Disability (Pam McGrath and Christopher Newell)

Community Spirit: Making Space for the Spiritual (Lyn Dowling)

Solitary Confinement in the Forgotten Ministry (Elizabeth Mosely)

Giving and Receiving: We Enter a Faith Program Thinking We Are Giving of Ourselves We Receive Much More (Leonie Reid)

Let There Be Light: Religion, Philanthropy and the Origins in Australia of Educational Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Blind or Vision-Impaired (Michael Steer and Gillian M. Gale)

Recognizing All Members: The Place of People with Disabilities in the Uniting Church in Australia (Ann Wansbrough and Nicola Cooper)

Index

Reference Notes Included

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.8.2004
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-7890-2608-2 / 0789026082
ISBN-13	978-0-7890-2608-8 / 9780789026088
Zustand	Neuware