Challenges from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Access to Theology and Church Practice in the Church of Norway

Lid, Inger Marie

doi:10.1080/23312521.2016.1270176

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“…Despite the provision of a new definition for disability (Beaudry, 2016), tenets from oppressive belief systems are still wholly embedded in society and church doctrine alike (Lid, 2017). This study sets off with a discussion of the literature about the longstanding disability models identified by scholars within the fields of disability studies and theology.…”

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“…right, yet many obstacles remain that prevent those with disabilities from participating and making meaningful contributions to society in all areas of community life (Donohue & Bornman, 2014). This includes participation in church activities (Gurbai, 2014;Lid, 2017). As an instrument for the implementation of human rights mandates and legislation globally, the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) endorses the engagement and participation in religious or spiritual activities as an important life area that promotes improved levels of functioning (WHO, 2001).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Since disability studies is an emergent field in theology (Lid, 2017), the topic could be aptly discussed from that viewpoint; however, this study will instead focus on disability inclusion in the church, with particular emphasis on the construct of participation, as outlined by the ICF. Captured in Article 3 as one of its core principles, the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), regards the inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities in society as a human right (United Nations, 2006).…”

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“…Notwithstanding all the efforts at providing a new definition for disability and abolishing the oppressive belief systems founded upon the tenets of the medical model, these views have been maintained for many decades and have become wholly embedded in society and church doctrine (Beaudry, 2016;Lid, 2017). In order to appreciate the persistent nature of these enduring views, it is necessary to offer a theoretical explication of this phenomenon, so as to grasp why change has been resisted or so slow over the years.…”

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The Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities, Primary Caregivers and Church Leaders regarding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Methodist Congregation

McMahon-Panther

Bornman

2021

Journal of Disability & Religion

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Since this research was conceived, I have been acutely aware that I would learn through experience what it really means to trust God. To what extent, I am still discovering as I write this… One thing is certain though; He can be trusted! It is intriguing how the growing strength of my spiritual inquiry into the mystery of belonging to the body of Christ would also increasingly manifest the feebleness of my physical body. Facing trials and adversities I could never imagine, I was tested beyond my ability to endure, even to the point of despair. But this happened that I might not rely on myself but on God, who raises the dead. You have delivered me, and You will continue to deliver me as you firm up my frame in Christ. Jesus, my 'Yes' and 'Amen', to the glory of God, You are faithful to all Your promises (2 Corinthians 1:8-21). Your Word will accomplish the purposes for which You sent it. Thank You!Then of course my heart-felt gratitude toward the God-sent saints who helped me come this far:• My research supervisor, Prof. Juan Bornman: I have learnt so much from youabout life, people, myself, and research, obviously. You continue to amaze me at your knowledge and insight into your field and then beyond. Your infinite curiosity is contagious! Thank you for your wise guidance and sincere care, support and understanding through trying times.• Erna Möller, my role model for a life surrendered to God, whose dedicated life work inspired this study. Your timely encouragements and prompts to recommitment have sustained me more than you know.• The many individuals from the Methodist congregation of the study, for allowing me access to conduct the focus groups, and for their support and assistance in recruiting participants.• All the participants of the study, without whom this research would not have materialised.• My husband, Ryan, whose loving commitment to my well-being and personal growth continues to motivate me to pursue heights and depths of life yet unknown.ii DECLARATION With this, I Gail McMahon-Panther, declare that the dissertation with the title "The perceptions of persons with disabilities, primary caregivers and church leaders regarding barriers and facilitators to participation in a Methodist congregation", is an original piece of work written by me, under the supervision of Prof. Juan Bornman.

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Section: Problem Statementmentioning

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The Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities, Primary Caregivers and Church Leaders regarding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Methodist Congregation

McMahon-Panther

Bornman

2021

Journal of Disability & Religion

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“…Sammenliknet med rammeplanen for vernepleierutdanning fra 2005 er de nye såkalte retningslinjer i det nye systemet for styring i helse-og sosialfagutdanninger -vernepleierutdanningen («retningslinjer») (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2017) tydeligere når det gjelder kompetanse i religions-, tros-og livssynstematikk. Ifølge dem skal den fremtidige yrkesutøveren ha bred kunnskap om inkludering, likestilling og ikke-diskriminering, uavhengig av kjønn, etnisitet, religion og livssyn, funksjonsnedsettelse, seksuell orientering, kjønnsidentitet, kjønnsuttrykk og alder, slik at kandidaten bidrar til å sikre likeverdige tjenester for alle grupper i samfunnet … [samt] har bred kunnskap om konvensjoner, lover, regler og for å sikre funksjonshemmedes rettigheter.…”

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Imago Dei og kroppsliggjort væren: En funksjonshemmingsteologi i lys av Thomas Aquinas

Bjørnaas¹

2020

Religiøst Medborgerskap

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Theologians and philosophers have historically privileged the faculty of rationality in their exegesis of what it means to be created in the image of God. They have argued that we were made in God’s image when we were endowed with a rational soul. This argument is contested by contemporary disability theologians. They argue that by equating the imago Dei with the faculty of rationality Christian theology effectively strips people with cognitive disabilities of their human rights. It justifies elevating the cognitively able over the cognitively disabled in the same way that it justifies elevating the human species over other species. In this article, I will first show that the contemporary Western conviction that ability and independence are normal while disability and dependence are deviant owes much to definitions of the human first proposed by Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, and Immanuel Kant. I will then propose that Aquinas himself offers us a way out of these destructive binarisms. He defines the imago Dei as an embodied soul, an imperfectly intelligent substance that can fulfill its destiny only if it receives the support of society and the intervention of God’s grace. Aquinas’s theology of embodiment does not merely expose false assumptions about ability and disability; it compels us to appreciate the radical dependency and vulnerability of human nature.

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Challenges from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Access to Theology and Church Practice in the Church of Norway

Cited by 2 publications

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The Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities, Primary Caregivers and Church Leaders regarding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Methodist Congregation

The Perceptions of Persons with Disabilities, Primary Caregivers and Church Leaders regarding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in a Methodist Congregation

Imago Dei og kroppsliggjort væren: En funksjonshemmingsteologi i lys av Thomas Aquinas

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