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Unexpected Guests at God's Banquet

Welcoming People with Disabilities Into the Church

Paperback

Published: 3rd January 2009
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$30.95

Flowing from Jesus' parable of the banquet feast, this practical and challenging call to a more inclusive church shows why disabled people - the mentally retarded, the physically impaired, and others - must be a part of congregational life, along with how, where, and what to do. Essential for parents, teachers, and the disabled themselves.

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
The Unexpected Guests: The Betrayal of People with Disabilitiesp. 1
What Shall We Call "Them?" The Issue of Labels and Categoriesp. 23
A Brief History and Theological Reflection on the Place and Presence of People with Disabilitiesp. 50
Welcoming the Unexpected Guests to the Banquetp. 76
God's Banquet Feast and the Churchp. 100
The Banquet Feast: Christian Religious Education with People with Disabilitiesp. 130
Peculiar Gestures at the Banquet Tablep. 156
Celebrating with the Expected Guests: Toward an Inclusive Congregational Lifep. 170
Notesp. 185
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ISBN: 9781606085592
ISBN-10: 160608559X
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 194
Published: 3rd January 2009
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Dimensions (cm): 22.6 x 15.0  x 1.5
Weight (kg): 0.295