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Disability and the Way of Jesus – Holistic Healing in the Gospels and the Church

Bethany Mckinne Fox, John Swinton
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      2019 IVP Readers' Choice Award What does healing mean for people with disabilities?The Gospels are filled with accounts of Jesus offering physical healing. But even as churches today seek to follow the way of Jesus, people with disabilities all too often experience the very opposite of healing and life-giving community: exclusion, judgment, barriers. Misinterpretation and misapplication of biblical healing narratives can do great damage, yet those who take the Bible seriously mustn't avoid these passages either.Bethany McKinney Fox believes that Christian communities are better off when people with disabilities are an integral part of our common life. In Disability and the Way of Jesus, she considers how the stories of Jesus' healings can guide us toward mutual thriving.How did Jesus' original audience understand his works of healing, and how should we relate to these texts today? After examining the healing narratives in their biblical and cultural contexts, Fox considers perspectives from medical doctors, disability scholars, and pastors to more fully understand what Jesus does as he heals and how he points the way for relationships with people with disabilities. Personal reflections from Christians with disabilities are featured throughout the book, which concludes with suggestions for concrete practices adaptable to a variety of church settings.Bridging biblical studies, ethics, and disability studies with the work of practitioners, Fox provides a unique resource that is both theologically grounded and winsomely practical. Disability and the Way of Jesus provides new lenses on holistic healing for scholars, laypeople, and ministry leaders who care about welcoming all people as Jesus would.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bethany Mckinne Fox, John Swinton EAN: 9780830852390 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 314 g HEIGHT: 227 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: IVP Academic DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-05-28 CITY: GENRE: HEALTH & FITNESS / Healing, MEDICAL / Healing, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Disability: social aspects, Clinical and internal medicine, Religious ethics, Christianity, Christian life and practice, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Complementary therapies, healing and health

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      Bethany McKinney Fox (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the director of student success and adjunct professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has worked previously at San Francisco Theological Seminary, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, and L'Arche Wavecrest. Fox lives in Los Angeles, where she is a founding pastor at Beloved Everybody Church.
      2019 IVP Readers' Choice Award What does healing mean for people with disabilities?The Gospels are filled with accounts of Jesus offering physical healing. But even as churches today seek to follow the way of Jesus, people with disabilities all too often experience the very opposite of healing and life-giving community: exclusion, judgment, barriers. Misinterpretation and misapplication of biblical healing narratives can do great damage, yet those who take the Bible seriously mustn't avoid these passages either.Bethany McKinney Fox believes that Christian communities are better off when people with disabilities are an integral part of our common life. In Disability and the Way of Jesus, she considers how the stories of Jesus' healings can guide us toward mutual thriving.How did Jesus' original audience understand his works of healing, and how should we relate to these texts today? After examining the healing narratives in their biblical and cultural contexts, Fox considers perspectives from medical doctors, disability scholars, and pastors to more fully understand what Jesus does as he heals and how he points the way for relationships with people with disabilities. Personal reflections from Christians with disabilities are featured throughout the book, which concludes with suggestions for concrete practices adaptable to a variety of church settings.Bridging biblical studies, ethics, and disability studies with the work of practitioners, Fox provides a unique resource that is both theologically grounded and winsomely practical. Disability and the Way of Jesus provides new lenses on holistic healing for scholars, laypeople, and ministry leaders who care about welcoming all people as Jesus would.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bethany Mckinne Fox, John Swinton EAN: 9780830852390 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 314 g HEIGHT: 227 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: IVP Academic DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-05-28 CITY: GENRE: HEALTH & FITNESS / Healing, MEDICAL / Healing, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Disability: social aspects, Clinical and internal medicine, Religious ethics, Christianity, Christian life and practice, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Religious social and pastoral thought and activity, Complementary therapies, healing and health

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      Bethany McKinney Fox (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the director of student success and adjunct professor of Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary. She has worked previously at San Francisco Theological Seminary, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, and L'Arche Wavecrest. Fox lives in Los Angeles, where she is a founding pastor at Beloved Everybody Church.

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