Strong at Broken Places: Persons with Disabilities and the Church

by Stewart Delisle Govig

Book Overview

When linked to biblical teachings, understanding disability offers congregations and society the pathway to hope and change. Stewart Govig, himself disabled, provides a practical resource that enables congregational communities to achieve a balance of realism and hope in responding to the needs of all of its members. He examines the attitudinal barriers thrust upon persons with disabilities and investigates the biblical resources for overcoming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804211531
• ISBN13: 9780804211536
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.9"