Embodying Compassion: Disability Sport and the Mercy of God

The author offers a robustly theological account of compassion, highlighting its bodily nature. Divine mercy is presented as being conveyed through human bodies to remake and enliven both the human agent and recipient. Culminating in a story of a physically and mentally impaired runner, this account...

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Altri titoli:Theology, Disability and Sport : Reflections on Physical and Intellectual Impairment and Well-Being
Autore principale: Brock, Brian 1970- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2017]
In: Journal of disability & religion
Anno: 2017, Volume: 21, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 171-188
Altre parole chiave:B Special Olympics
B Intellectual disability
B mutual aid
B Scripture
B blind runner
B Impairment
B Compassion
B Mercy
B Moral Theology
B physical disability
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