A Nonverbal Mission

Popularly, theology and mission are understood as the works of words and language. Starting from the perspective of women with intellectual disabilities who experience trauma, this paper proposes an apophatic approach for theology and mission that gives the primacy of nonverbal self-expression over...

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Main Author: Novsima, Isabella (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: International review of mission
Year: 2019, Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 78-87
IxTheo Classification:KBM Asia
NBE Anthropology
RG Pastoral care
RJ Mission; missiology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B intellectual disabilities
B Logocentrism
B apophatic missiology
B Self-expression
B Trauma
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Summary:Popularly, theology and mission are understood as the works of words and language. Starting from the perspective of women with intellectual disabilities who experience trauma, this paper proposes an apophatic approach for theology and mission that gives the primacy of nonverbal self-expression over verbal logocentrism. Such a proposal places vulnerability at the heart of the Christian mission.
ISSN:1758-6631
Contains:Enthalten in: International review of mission
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/irom.12263