Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship

by John Swinton

Book Overview

Time is central to all that humans do. Time structures days, provides goals, shapes dreams--and limits lives. Time appears to be tangible, real, and progressive, but, in the end, time proves illusory. Though mercurial, time can be deadly for those with disabilities. To participate fully in human society has come to mean yielding to the criterion of the clock. The absence of thinking rapidly, living punctually, and biographical narration leaves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481304097
• ISBN13: 9781481304092
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher