Deaf liberation theology / Hannah Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Hannah, 1971-

Series:

Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology.

Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with deaf people.

Deaf people--Religious life.

Deaf people.

Liberation theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Deconstructing the theology and practice of the Church, Hannah Lewis shows how the Church unconsciously oppresses Deaf people through its view of them as people who can't hear. Lewis reclaims Deaf perspectives on Church history, examines how an essentially visual Deaf culture can relate to the written text of the bible and asks 'can Jesus sign?' This book pulls together all these strands to consider how worship can be truly liberating, truly a place for Deaf people to celebrate who they are before God.

Contents:

Framework and methodology

DEAF-WORLD : being deaf in the twenty-first century

DEAF-CHURCH : a history of deaf people and the church

Deaf people constructed in theology

Deaf people constructed in the church as an organization

DEAF-WORLD, sign language and the Bible

Can Jesus sign? : who is Jesus Christ for deaf people today?

What is truly deaf worship?

A liberating-shaped church.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-191) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57591-4

1-317-15460-6

1-317-15459-2

1-281-09928-7

9786611099282

0-7546-8704-X

9781315575919

OCLC:

272558900