Disrupting stories and images of church : honoring voices with lived experience of disability / edited by Allen G. Jorgenson, Laura MacGregor, Thomas E. Reynolds.

Other author Jorgenson, Allen G., editor.
Other author Macgregor, Laura, Ph. D., editor.
Other author Reynolds, Thomas E., 1963- editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : T&T Clark, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxiii, 281 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEmerging perspectives in pastoral theology and care
Emerging perspectives in pastoral theology and care. ^A1404213
Contents Part I: Disabling images of the church. -- Beyond saints and superheroes : a phenomenological study of the spiritual care needs of parents raising children with disabilities / Laura MacGregor, Allen G. Jorgenson -- The church as kin (cruise) ship / Devan Stahl -- Radical re-visioning through mad studies : advancing mad-justice in faith communities / Sparrow (Amy) Panton -- The exclusionary circle : analysis and response / Heather Renée Morgan -- The church as a rooted tree, or, stayed on Jesus! : a partially preached sermon / RW "Robbie" Walker -- Days of fullness : warm bread as a metaphor for churches that include people with developmental disabilities / Michael A. Walker -- Negotiating disclosure : to mask or not to mask? / Thomas E. Reynolds -- Part II: Themes in healing the church with disabilities. -- A place to belong / Roz Vincent-Haven -- Cripping space in the sacraments / Miriam Spies -- Beyond transactional ministry : praying and advocating with Jesus toward justice / Erin Raffety -- A lens of unproductivity : a theological hermeneutic for disability justice / Kayko Driedger Hesslein -- Three mothers, three stories : spiritual abuse, theodicies, disability, and parenting / Laura MacGregor -- The disabled and eschatological church / Allen G. Jorgenson -- Part III: Intercultural insights for disability theology. -- The intersections of faith, culture, and disability : a Muslim-Canadian perspective / Rabia Khedr -- Moments of spirit : access and inclusion in Jewish living / Rabbi Bill S. Tepper -- Navigating the two Buddhist perspectives on disability / Henry C. H. Shiu -- A sacred bond : indigenous reflections on disability, love, and the church / Raymond Aldred -- The sacred body : exploring the theologies of difference in Islam / Nazila Isgandarova.
Abstract "This book provides theological reflection on the image of the church as informed by the lived experiences of people who provide care for children with disabilities"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Disrupting stories and images of church [New York, NY] : [Bloomsbury Academic], [2025] 9781978771802
LCCN 2025032978
ISBN9781666973013
ISBN1666973017 hardcover
ISBN9780567726292 paperback
ISBN0567726290 paperback
ISBNelectronic book
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