{"product_id":"disability-in-the-christian-tradition-a-reader-9780802866028","title":"Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor two millennia Christians have thought about what human impairment is and how faith communities and society should respond to people with perceived impairments. But never has one volume collected the most significant Christian writings on disability. This book fills that gap.\u003cbr\u003e Brian Brock and John Swinton's \u003cem\u003eDisability in the Christian Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e brings together for the first time key writings by thinkers from all periods of Christian history - including Augustine, Aquinas, Julian of Norwich, Luther, Calvin, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Bonhoeffer, Barth, Hauerwas, and more. Fourteen contemporary experts in theology and disability studies guide readers through each era or group of thinkers, offering clear commentary and highlighting important themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrock, Brian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Brian Brock is lecturer in moral and practical theology atthe University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He is the author ofSinging the Ethos of God: On the Place of ChristianEthics in Scripture and has written extensively onmedical ethics and disability theology. For moreinformation, visit the University of Aberdeen website.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwinton, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJohn Swinton\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of practical theology and pastoral care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and founding director of Aberdeen's Centre for Spirituality, Health, and Disability. He worked as a nurse for sixteen years within the fields of mental health and learning disabilities and later also as a community mental health chaplain.","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872824168722,"sku":"9780802866028","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a8bfc90-e184-4537-806b-5f3945b93619.jpg?v=1737912023","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/disability-in-the-christian-tradition-a-reader-9780802866028","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}