The Christian Reformed Church as a Model for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
The Christian Reformed Church is presented as a „for” model inclusion of people with disabilities in relation to both society's legislative responses to disability rights culminating in the ADA and the denomination's efforts to include people with disabilities in its religious life. The de...
| Published in: | Journal of religion, disability & health |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2006
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Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Congregational responses B Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) B Denominational policies B social location B Christian Reformed Church |
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| Summary: | The Christian Reformed Church is presented as a „for” model inclusion of people with disabilities in relation to both society's legislative responses to disability rights culminating in the ADA and the denomination's efforts to include people with disabilities in its religious life. The denomination's decision to „conform” to the ADA is to be located in its theology and its position with respect to social location as an immigrant church with Calvinist leanings. The response of New Hope Church in Atlanta is critiqued as a „test case” of the CRC's ADA policy which indicates mixed compliance. However, the CRC is affirmed as a pattern for other denominations to follow. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-9122 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1300/J095v10n01_07 |