Tacit and Tactile Knowledge of God: Toward a Theology of Revelation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities: an impossible oxymoron? This paper proposes to further the work of disability theology by engaging with the doctrine of revelation-the Christian doctrine that describes matters regarding knowledge of God. Karl Barth's concept of co-hu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2008, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 5-21 |
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doctrine of revelation
B the Enlightenment B tacit knowledge B imagination and the arts B Karl Barth B Intellectual disability B knowledge of God B co-humanity B Michael Polanyi |
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| Summary: | Knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities: an impossible oxymoron? This paper proposes to further the work of disability theology by engaging with the doctrine of revelation-the Christian doctrine that describes matters regarding knowledge of God. Karl Barth's concept of co-humanity is considered alongside Michael Polanyi's understanding of tacit knowledge so as to begin to conceive of ways forward for persons with intellectual disabilities, away from Enlightenment-informed theories of knowledge, towards a theologically informed conception of knowledge of God. Further, this paper suggests that the use of the imagination and the arts may act as a hermeneutic of sorts for communication with persons with intellectual disabilities. The theology and epistemology of Barth and Polanyi, combined with more creative forms of communication, result in a theory of knowledge of God that is truly inclusive for the whole Church. |
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| ISSN: | 1522-9122 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1300/J095v11n04_02 |