Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Sacred Texts, Historical Traditions, and Social Analysis

This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.

Author: Darla Schumm, Michael J. Stoltzfus
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 246
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230119727

About the Author
Author Darla Schumm: Darla Schumm is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Hollins University Author Michael J. Stoltzfus: Michael J. Stoltzfus is a Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Valdosta State University