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Places of Redemption

By Fulkerson, Mary McClintock

Places of Redemption

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The primary aim of this book is to explore the contradiction between widely shared beliefs in the USA about racial inclusiveness and equal opportunity for all and the fact that most churches are racially homogeneous and do not include people with disabilities. To address the problem Mary McClintock Fulkerson explores the practices of an interracial church (United Methodist) that includes people with disabilities. The analysis focuses on those activities which create opportunities for people to experience those who are different' as equal in ways that diminish both obliviousness to the other and fear of the other. In contrast with theology's typical focus on the beliefs of Christians, this project offers a theory of practices and place that foregrounds the instinctual reactions and communications that shape all groups. The effect is to broaden the academic field of theology through the benefits of ethnographic research and postmodern place theory.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
266
Release Date:
2007-09-20
Publication Date:
2007-08-09
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199296472
ISBN13:
9780199296477
Weight:
510 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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