Disability and Spirituality: Recovering Wholeness

by William C Gaventa and William C. Gaventa Jr.

Book Overview

Disability and spirituality have traditionally been understood as two distinct spheres: disability is physical and thus belongs to health care professionals, while spirituality is religious and belongs to the church, synagogue, or mosque and their theologians, clergy, rabbis, and imams. This division leads to stunted theoretical understanding, limited collaboration, and segregated practices, all of which contribute to a lack of capacity to see...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481302795
• ISBN13: 9781481302791
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher