God Is with Me, Too: Reflections of a Person Experiencing Mental Disability–Does God Come to Seclusion Rooms?

The author's perspective shapes an incisive exploration of the question of suffering in the context of faith. For the person experiencing mental disability, there is not only the reality of mental challenges but also that of acceptance-by oneself and others. The author eloquently asserts that i...

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Main Author: Watson, Barbara E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 1995
In: Journal of religion in disability & rehabilitation
Year: 1995, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 13-19
Further subjects:B Presence of God
B Psychological
B Spirituality
B Illness
B Faith
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Summary:The author's perspective shapes an incisive exploration of the question of suffering in the context of faith. For the person experiencing mental disability, there is not only the reality of mental challenges but also that of acceptance-by oneself and others. The author eloquently asserts that it is God's presence which shouts through the silence: “He always comes to those who even whisper His name.”
ISSN:2376-5062
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion in disability & rehabilitation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J445V02N02_03