tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post761965564224011324..comments2024-01-06T07:53:11.832-08:00Comments on disabled Christianity: A Christian model of disabilityJeff McNairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10029386598033932429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-35815144448878087872020-02-12T12:13:46.822-08:002020-02-12T12:13:46.822-08:00Hi Dan,
Which broken body theology are you refer...Hi Dan, <br /><br />Which broken body theology are you referring to here?Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-19944287350680807092019-04-09T23:05:58.199-07:002019-04-09T23:05:58.199-07:00I love how your post ties in Christianity to disab...I love how your post ties in Christianity to disabilities so clearly and beautifully. I believe every Christian should take a moment and look over your outline. I have seen and heard many people, especially in older generations, who look down upon people with disabilities. They outcast them and treat them like they are not meant for any purpose. However, by the grace of God, EVERYONE has a purpose in this life so that one day ALL of those who have a living relationship with him will inherit his kingdom. Your outline could also be used in Bible Studies across churches to help teach the congregation how to view disabled people form a Christian perspective. After taking your class and reading this post, I am truly inspired to go into the community and minister to persons who are born with disabilities. A disability should never get in the way of how someone perceives God or how they are treated by others. We are all His children, therefore we should ALL be treated as His children who deserve His love and grace.Lindsey Hanlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986645833013855526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-81336472933576121792017-12-06T02:48:13.355-08:002017-12-06T02:48:13.355-08:00This i a very helpful tool to help churches who wa...This i a very helpful tool to help churches who was to start integrating people with disabilities into their church. There is so much scripture for it and very specific subjects where they can relate it to their lives so people with disabilities feel more included Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-22273882010055411352017-11-27T11:03:19.217-08:002017-11-27T11:03:19.217-08:00Anonymous said…
This is a great visual outline ...Anonymous said… <br /> <br />This is a great visual outline of disabilities in accordance with what the bible says. Recently my eyes have been open to this perspective of the bible. I have been blinded to this because I lacked exposure to this knowledge. The churches that I have attended all my life did not address disabilities and did not make connections from scripture to people with disabilities. Frankly, I have only encountered a handful of individuals with disabilities at the churches that I have been to, it was a rare occasion. I think the fact that this did not even cross my mind shows the state of the church. Most Christian people that I encounter, they are not aware of this perspective. I think the part that really shifted my perspective was the fact that individuals with disabilities are created in the image of God with a purpose. People with disabilities are a part of the will of God. Therefore, through them there is a work that God planned to be done in the churches and beyond. However, the reality of the church today is that there is minimal sense of urgency to reach out to these groups of people. The sense that I get is fear and inconvenience but God is love and loves all people then we, as the church, need to do the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680240614395863181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-56167950136504209792017-09-23T09:29:25.684-07:002017-09-23T09:29:25.684-07:00I have read this carefully trying to understand th...I have read this carefully trying to understand the authors perspective. <br />There are a number of things that strike me, some I will comment on here.<br />Models such as medical model are not ways in which people seek to describe disability. They are a description of how others view and treat Disabled People. The Social model is a way in which Disabled People have determined their own identity.<br />There is nothing new in this article and all has been described and referenced over the years. <br />The World Council of Churches statement, I think It was 2004 articulated very well biblical and theological aspects of disability. Their more recent document does not cover the topics as well, as they rightly conclude that Disabled People as far as God and the church are concerned are no different to anyone else.<br />In the UK The Methodist Church did a lot of work in this area 10 years ish ago, so we can see that this article is in fact behind the times.<br />As a Disabled Theologian I cannot support some of the points made as they are contrary to experience and understanding of God, Bible and the lived story of those of us who are Christians and Disabled People. <br />If you want a Christian model and understanding of disability you need go no further than Broken Body Theology (published 2006) we see it weekly in our churches. Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6825243.post-58527188231553854652017-09-22T14:33:00.560-07:002017-09-22T14:33:00.560-07:00Jeff - you beat me to it. I started writing a trea...Jeff - you beat me to it. I started writing a treatise just a couple days ago in which I was going to consider the challenges posed by secular thought and the various models of disability perspective so entailed. Your synopsis articulates things well. What it does not do is address what I think is the key fulcrum, and that is "the basis for identity." Is the individual defined by accomplishment, by society, by a sense of self...or is the individual defined by a loving God. Util we do address secular thought in a direct manner, we are only reaching the Christian reader/listener, which I suppose is a big enough challenge anyway.Dan Vander Plaatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848799935287016088noreply@blogger.com