Searching for Dignity: Conversations on human dignity, theology and disability

Searching for Dignity: Conversations on human dignity, theology and disability
ISBN-10
1919985476
ISBN-13
9781919985473
Category
Social Science
Pages
166
Language
English
Published
2013-08-01
Publisher
AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Authors
Leslie Swartz, Len Hansen, John Claassens

Description

This publication fills a unique gap in the theological and religious engagement with the issue of human disability in South Africa. Combining the contributions of scholars, practitioners and people living with disabilities, it stands out for the way in which it promotes an interdisciplinary debate on disability and human dignity from a theological point of departure and interest. The end result is a collective effort with a critical approach to the role of religion (and the Christian faith tradition in particular) in the social and life worlds of people living with disabilities. A forceful argument is thus constructed about ways in which religion and the Christian faith tradition should change their own discourses, practices and ideological presuppositions regarding the issue of human disability. - Cobus van Wyngaard, Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology, University of South Africa

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