Theology without Words

Theology in the Deaf Community
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7546-6222-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 467 g

Reihe: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology

This book is a study of a Christian theology without words, focussing on theology in the Deaf Community. Deaf people's first and preferred method of communication is not English or any other spoken language, but British Sign Language - a language that cannot be written down. Deaf people of faith attend church on a regular basis, profess faith in God and have developed unique approaches to doing theology. While most Western theology is word-centred and is either expressed through or dependent on written texts, theology in the Deaf Community is largely non-written. This book presents and examines some of that theology from the Deaf Community and argues that written texts are not necessary for creative theological debate, a deep spirituality or for ideas about God to develop.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, Wayne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction: 'In the beginning was the Word'; Part I The Deaf Community and Their Language: A sense of deaf identity; Talking with you hands: issues in British Sign Language. Part II In Search of Deaf Theology: Developing appropriate research methods; Deafining and doing theology; 'Anyone who has ears, Let them hear.'.but what about deaf people? Part III Theology Without Words: Theology without words: ecclesiology and liturgy; Deaf in the image of the deaf God; Conclusion: 'so many other things'; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Wayne Morris is Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Chester. He was previously National Coordinator of Church Action on Disability and has worked alongside Deaf people in the churches and education in the UK for 10 years. He is co-author (with Roy McCloughry) of Making a World of Difference: Christian Reflections on Disability (2002)