This article describes the position and teachings of indigenous African beliefs concerning people with disabilities in contemporary African society. It examines explicit and implicit African attitudes and teachings pertaining to disability. The article also considers the implications of these African beliefs for theological education. Drawing largely on documented indigenous African beliefs from selected African cultures,…
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Journal of Disability & Religion is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Family and Disability Support Research, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Disability Rights and Representation.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Disability & Religion 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Family and Disability Support Research Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Disability Rights and Representation Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health |
| ISSN | 2331-2521 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.71 |
| h-index | 16 |
| i10-index | 42 |
| Total citations | 1,443 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Aberdeen |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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The impulse to make accounts of human sex, gender, and embodiment “mean” monolithically is inadequate. Engaging with David Kelsey's theological anthropology, I suggest that a more appropriate means of figuring “marginal” bodies theologically is as multiply and provisionally significant. Such bodies may include disabled, intersex, and otherwise variantly sexed and gendered bodies. Although Kelsey does…
The United States is home to more than 60 million Americans with disabilities and more than 300,000 churches. Yet the relationships among these individuals and congregations is alternately described as encouraging or concerning—sometimes stellar, other times deeply disappointing. Although anecdotes have characterized much of these depictions, a growing body of research also focuses on this…
This article focuses on the findings of a small-scale qualitative study that sought to explore how local sub-Saharan cultural discourses interface with dominant western sport for development and peace (SDP) discourses in order to facilitate or inhibit sport empowerment for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Underpinned by postcolonial theory and empowerment theory, the study set…
This article offers a survey and assessment of the state of New Testament scholarship and disability studies. It provides some critical reflections on the current trends and trajectories of the field and potential futures for it to progress further. While some work has been done on the Catholic Epistles, Revelation, and Paul, the majority of…