Bones and Bread: Knowing God in Our Bodies Through the Communion Table

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...

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Главный автор: Harren, Jessica (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Routledge 2009
В: Journal of religion, disability & health
Год: 2009, Том: 13, Выпуск: 3/4, Страницы: 274-292
Другие ключевые слова:B Church
B Communion
B Illness
B Body
B Dualism
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Итог: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.
ISSN:1522-9122
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15228960902931889