Biblical Reflections on a Panel Discussion on ‘Disability’

LeMarquand, Grant

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“…These theological insistences that PWDs are an invaluable part of African culture and religiosity have, consequently, extended into the educational sphere with the development of numerous theological curricula aiming to foster a better understanding of PWDs on the continent. Responding to the continued call by scholars such as Phitalis Masakhwe and Jane Miano who “proposed that any curriculum for ecumenical theological education should include an awareness of the need for churches to be involved in advocacy for the disabled” (Lemarquand, 2004: p. 212). Universities such as St. Paul's University in Limuru, Kenya have undertaken to better encapsulate the plight of PWDs in their undergraduate and graduate theological programs.…”

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Disability and the church in Africa: Institutional and individual approaches to disability and Christianity on the continent

Clausnitzer

2021

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Though African‐led engagement with persons with disabilities (PWDs) within varying African churches has been an ongoing project since the 1990s, recent developments in the study of PWDs remain notably absent from mainstream African, religious, or disabilities studies. Calling attention to the interrelation between these three important scholarly fields can help scholars and PWDs alike to conceptualize of the treatment of PWDs in Africa and, more specifically, their role in the Christian Church on the continent. Focusing on the theological and ecclesiological solutions to the ongoing oppression and segregation of African PWDs, this article therefore seeks to define the lived experiences and scholarship that sit at the intersection of these three important scholarly fields. In doing so, this article seeks to aid in the development of a better understanding of how PWDs in variable African churches are understood and how novel African scholarship aims to define or modify this understanding.

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Disability and the church in Africa: Institutional and individual approaches to disability and Christianity on the continent

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2021

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Biblical Reflections on a Panel Discussion on ‘Disability’

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Disability and the church in Africa: Institutional and individual approaches to disability and Christianity on the continent

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