Brock, Brian
Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ (Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781481310130
- author:
- Brock, Brian
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Baylor University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 392
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimeters (0.58 kg
- Genre:
- Religion, Christianity, Christian Theology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The church's historic practices of care for those with disabilities are often overlooked in today's contemporary church. Yet, it is precisely this care that is rooted in the church's theology and is essential to its understanding of God's love for all creation. In "Wondrously Wounded", Brian Brock explores the church's forgotten theology of disability, tracing its development from early Christianity to the present day. The book is divided into five parts, examining how the church's response to disability has evolved over time, and how this response continues to shape its practices today. Brock argues that people with disabilities are not only part of the body of Christ, but also essential to its redemptive work. This vision of Christian life offers a new way forward for the church, one that is resistant to fear and difference, and invites it to go beyond its current understanding of inclusion.
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