Profound Intellectual Disability and the Grammar of Baptism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23035234 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin O’Farrell (0000-0001-9566-697X, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 387-406 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Disability & Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-2521 • E-ISSN: 2331-253X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23312521.2019.1673871 |
| OpenAlex | W2982059787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The author argues that how the personhood of those with profound intellectual disabilities is imagined often becomes a determining factor in whether those with disability are included in communities or whether their lives are affirmed. The author suggests that the grammar of the Christian practice of baptism is beneficial in communicating the full personhood of those with disability as well as their full inclusion in and gifting for the church-community. This task is performed through a reading of Luther’s 1529 treatise “Concerning Rebaptism” with the author relating it directly to those with profound intellectual disabilities.
Balance (ability) · Baptism · Epistemology · Grammar · Inclusion (mineral) · Intellectual disability · Linguistics · Personhood · Reading (process) · Sociology · Task (project management) · Theology · Disability Rights and Representation · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |