Theology and Disability Studies: A Bereft Reappraisal
Reflecting on disability studies from the perspective of Christian theology is a daunting task, not only because disability studies as such has dethroned theological views, but also because an attempt to turn the tables is fraught with difficulty. Two main approaches to this problematic relationship...
| Published in: | Concilium |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2020]
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| In: |
Concilium
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Handicap
/ Theology
/ Society
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society NBE Anthropology NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Scholars B Disability studies |
| Summary: | Reflecting on disability studies from the perspective of Christian theology is a daunting task, not only because disability studies as such has dethroned theological views, but also because an attempt to turn the tables is fraught with difficulty. Two main approaches to this problematic relationship will be discussed here. One starts from the mainstream view in disability studies to identify theological reflection with the "charity" model of disability that regards disability as some kind of tragedy that requires a beneficent, embracing response from Christians to people who are to be pitied. The second approach pursues an opposite trajectory, in which theology is reinstalled as a "master narrative" that provides the tools for scrutinizing the social theory underlying inquiries within disability studies. Given their methodological presuppositions, this second approach is strongly oriented towards Christian witness to account for its truth-claims. A generation of emerging scholars including many women, is engaging in academic work to renew this field of study. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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