Becoming the Baptized Body
Disability and the Practice of Christian Community
- 252 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Baptism offers the distinctive practice of Christian initiation, rooted in Jesus' own baptism, ministry, death, and resurrection. Too often, however, people with intellectual disabilities are excluded from this core Christian practice and so barred from full inclusion in the life of discipleship. How can the work of the Triune God in baptism renew Christian imagination toward an embrace of baptismal identities and vocations among disabled Christians?
In Becoming the Baptized Body Sarah Jean Barton explores how baptismal theologies and practices shape Christian imagination, identity, and community. Privileging perspectives informed by disability experience through theological qualitative research, Becoming the Baptized Body demonstrates how theology done together can expansively enliven imagination around baptismal practices and how they intersect with the human experience of disability. Through a lively tapestry of stories, theological insights, and partnerships with Christians who experience intellectual disability, Barton resists theological abstraction and engages and expands the field of disability theology.
With a methodological commitment to inclusive research and a focus on ecclesial practice, Barton brings theologians of disability, biblical accounts of baptism, baptismal liturgies, and theological voices from across the ecumenical spectrum in conversation with Christians shaped by intellectual disability. Becoming the Baptized Body explores how the real-world experiences of disabled Christians enrich and expand received Christian theological traditions and illustrates avenues for vibrant participation and formation for all believers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Series Introduction
- Foreword by John Swinton
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Entering the Conversation
- 2 Drawing from a Multitude of Witnesses
- 3 The Bible and Baptism
- 4 A New Creation
- 5 Baptismal Liturgy and Disability
- 6 Practicing and Proclaiming Baptismal Identity
- 7 Practices of the Baptized Body
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Scripture Index
- Thematic and Author Index