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The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry: A Primer for Pastors, Seminarians, and Lay Leaders

Albert A. Herzog Jr.

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Description:This book provides pastors, seminarians, and interested laity with the background necessary to understand the need for disability ministry and the contexts out of which the church's ministry among people with disabilities must emerge. This is true not only for descriptions of ministries over the past sixty years, but also the challenges disability poses for biblical studies, church history, Christian theology, and ethics. Insights are gained not only from mainstream secular and religious sources but from evangelical and other conservative materials. The blending of items from different religious resources reveals just how ubiquitous disability is and the need for disability ministry--now and for many years into the future. The book's format is such that either it can serve as a text for courses on disability ministry, or individual chapters can be employed in various courses on selected topics in biblical studies, history, theology, and ethics. Pastors and lay leaders will enjoy the depth of coverage for each topic. This is a book about a serious subject, for serious readers. Its materials are designed to inform, stimulate, and promote disability ministry as a topic worthy of serious study. "The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry is a whole lot more than a primer. It is a comprehensive look at provision for people with disabilities in all corners of the Christian church, from denominations to congregations, and from mainline to evangelical. Disabilities of all sorts--physical, mental and sensory--are at issue, and the best answers are not always found where church leaders and sociologists of religion might expect." --R. Stephen Warner, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago "Herzog argues, persuasively, that disability and issues related to disability in our society are ubiquitous and that while initiatives by churches and champions in this area are valiant, they have only begun to tap the breadth and depth of the presence of disability in God's creation. Just as his subtitle states, he has given us a primer, with the hope and belief that there is much more living water in that well, water that is deeply needed in the lives of people with disabilities and in the wider social discourse about the meaning of disability." --Bill Gaventa, Director, Summer Institute on Theology and Disability "A worthwhile contribution accessible to the range of people interested in disability and Christianity, including religious professionals, laypeople, people with disabilities, and scholars." --Allison C. Carey, Professor of Sociology, Shippensburg University Albert A. Herzog Jr. is a retired ordained minister, a sociologist of religion, and lecturer in sociology. Most of his work over the last twenty years has centered on scholarship and advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities in the life of the church. After serving two pastorates, he was a chaplain at a developmental center in Ohio. He also directed his own disability advocacy program during which he wrote some of the materials in this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry: A Primer for Pastors, Seminarians, and Lay Leaders. To get started finding The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry: A Primer for Pastors, Seminarians, and Lay Leaders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 270

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cascade Books, an Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers

Release: 2017

ISBN: 1532607717

Description: This book provides pastors, seminarians, and interested laity with the background necessary to understand the need for disability ministry and the contexts out of which the church's ministry among people with disabilities must emerge. This is true not only for descriptions of ministries over the past sixty years, but also the challenges disability poses for biblical studies, church history, Christian theology, and ethics. Insights are gained not only from mainstream secular and religious sources but from evangelical and other conservative materials. The blending of items from different religious resources reveals just how ubiquitous disability is and the need for disability ministry--now and for many years into the future. The book's format is such that either it can serve as a text for courses on disability ministry, or individual chapters can be employed in various courses on selected topics in biblical studies, history, theology, and ethics. Pastors and lay leaders will enjoy the depth of coverage for each topic. This is a book about a serious subject, for serious readers. Its materials are designed to inform, stimulate, and promote disability ministry as a topic worthy of serious study. "The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry is a whole lot more than a primer. It is a comprehensive look at provision for people with disabilities in all corners of the Christian church, from denominations to congregations, and from mainline to evangelical. Disabilities of all sorts--physical, mental and sensory--are at issue, and the best answers are not always found where church leaders and sociologists of religion might expect." --R. Stephen Warner, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago "Herzog argues, persuasively, that disability and issues related to disability in our society are ubiquitous and that while initiatives by churches and champions in this area are valiant, they have only begun to tap the breadth and depth of the presence of disability in God's creation. Just as his subtitle states, he has given us a primer, with the hope and belief that there is much more living water in that well, water that is deeply needed in the lives of people with disabilities and in the wider social discourse about the meaning of disability." --Bill Gaventa, Director, Summer Institute on Theology and Disability "A worthwhile contribution accessible to the range of people interested in disability and Christianity, including religious professionals, laypeople, people with disabilities, and scholars." --Allison C. Carey, Professor of Sociology, Shippensburg University Albert A. Herzog Jr. is a retired ordained minister, a sociologist of religion, and lecturer in sociology. Most of his work over the last twenty years has centered on scholarship and advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities in the life of the church. After serving two pastorates, he was a chaplain at a developmental center in Ohio. He also directed his own disability advocacy program during which he wrote some of the materials in this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry: A Primer for Pastors, Seminarians, and Lay Leaders. To get started finding The Social Contexts of Disability Ministry: A Primer for Pastors, Seminarians, and Lay Leaders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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