RT Article
T1 Bones and Bread: Knowing God in Our Bodies Through the Communion Table
JF Journal of religion, disability & health
VO 13
IS 3/4
SP 274
OP 292
A1 Harren, Jessica
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1764932773
AB The mind/body dualism that has long pervaded western society has also found its way into the church. Such dualism in the church leads to an ignoring of the needs, abilities, and disabilities of peoples’ bodies. It also overlooks the crucial fact that Christ himself had a body. The author proposes a theology of the body that is centered in the sacrament of communion. In the sacrament, Christ touches us in and through his own body that is broken for us. In so doing, Christ binds us to himself and to one another. By approaching communion and embodiment in this way, the church can correct its all-too common dismissal of bodies and can be welcoming and inclusive of all people.
K1 Body
K1 Church
K1 Communion
K1 Dualism
K1 Illness
DO 10.1080/15228960902931889