No other mainstream theologian has so consistently and trenchantly
taken a stand with and for people with developmental
disabilities.John Swinton Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas'
Theology of Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology
examines the influential writings of one of the most important
contemporary theologians. Over the past thirty years, Time magazine
Theologian of the Year (2001) Dr. Stanley Hauerwas has consistently
presented a theological position which values the deep theological
significance of people with developmental disabilities, as well as
their importance to the life and the faithfulness of the church.
Ten key Hauerwas essays on disability are brought together in a
single volumeessays which reflect and illustrate his thinking on
the theology of disability, along with responses to each essay from
multidisciplinary authoritative sources including Jean Vanier,
Michael Berube, John O'Brien and Ray S. Anderson. Dr. Hauerwas has
always been a fearless voice in the field of theology. Critical
Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of Disability: Disabling
Society, Enabling Theology presents his work on the true meaning of
disability and provides critical multidisciplinary discussions
about his challenging ideas and their validity. In his essays,
Hauerwas discusses his views on issues such as the social
construction of developmental disabilities, the experience of
profound developmental disabilities in relation to liberal society,
and the community as the hermeneutic of the gospel. Included is a
new essay by Dr. Hauerwas responding to the contributors to the
book. Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of
Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology explores Hauerwas'
thoughts on: the political nature of disability in liberal society
the creation of a society where there is more love the dimensions
of what is normal the key role of those treated as outsiders in
building community the theological understanding of parenting which
places responsibility for the individual child firmly within the
Christian community using the model of the church as a social ethic
developmental disability being equated with suffering the concept
of the person in the theology of disability the developmentally
disabled and the criteria for humanhood the importance of family in
the process of caring for people with developmental disabilities
Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of Disability:
Disabling Society, Enabling Theology is a fascinating exploration
of contemporary theological reflection on disability and is
essential reading for students and teachers of practical theology,
pastoral counselors, clergy, chaplains, and social and health care
students.
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