Amazing gifts : stories of faith, disability, and inclusion / / Mark I. Pinsky

• Autore: Pinsky Mark I. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Herndon, Virginia : , : Alban Institute, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (558 p.)
• Disciplina: 259/.44
• Soggetto topico: Church work with people with disabilities; People with disabilities - Religious life
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Foreword; Part 1: Empowering People and Congregations; Sue Montgomery; Bill Gaventa; Jacob Pratt; Robin Gray; David Kay; Jim Schwier; Hartmut and Susan Kramer-Mills; Vidya Bhushan Gupta; Cindy Merten; Dennis Schurter; Barb Eiler and Ben Smith; Lucas McCarty; Rejoicing Spirits; Isadore Rosen; Deb; Kelsey Johnson; Bill Zalot; Liz Lang and Raymond; Military Veterans; Kevin Camp; Ezra Freedman-Harvey; The Cleggs Lane Men's Group; Steve Schoon; Rosita Kardashian; Part 2: Ministry by People with Disabilities; JoAnn Misail; Jim Hukill; Lynne Landsberg; Chris Maxwell ; Lisa CopenThomas H. Graves; Mark Johnson; Al Mead; Jamie Dennis; Christine Guth; Contributing Our Talents; Claire Wimbush; John Alex Lowell; Susan Gregg-Schroeder; Mary Heron Dyer; Joe Kovitch; Nancy Eiesland; Angela Victoria Lundy; Jo D'Archangelis; Elsie Vander Weit; Barbara Meyers; Part 3: Family Members with Disabilities; Kathleen Deyer Bolduc; Linda Starnes; Hannah Ruth Greenblatt Eppinette; Karen and David Miller; Stephanie Hubach; Amy Julia Becker; Fran Jarratt; Karen Jackson; Laila; Courtney Smith; Caroline McGraw; Nancy Guthrie; Monica and Mark Masiko; Tom and Irene Powell ; Christopher PhillipsSue and Fred Odena; Safiyyah Amina Muhammad; Tim and Marie Kuck; Stanley Hauerwas; Conclusion; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Amazing Gifts: Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion is a new publication by noted religion writer Mark I. Pinsky. Pinsky has gathered stories from churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples across the country, ""stories of people with disabilities and the congregations where they have found welcome."" He has taken special care to include the widest range of disabilities, including non-apparent disabilities like lupus, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, depression, and mental illness. There were 54 million American with disabilities as of 2000, and that number is now being swelled by
• Titolo autorizzato: Amazing gifts
• ISBN: 1-56699-465-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465314203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II