The Trouble with Freedom: A Response to Loving Our Own Bones

This response to Julia Watts Belser’s Loving Our Own Bones argues in favor of mutual dependence over freedom. It suggests that freedom in the abstract may not be the goal toward which Belser’s book really pushes us, nor is it the means to the goal. Rather, one might suggest, it actually moves us tow...

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Main Author: Imhoff, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2024, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 475–478
Further subjects:B Disability
B Judaism
B Freedom
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Summary:This response to Julia Watts Belser’s Loving Our Own Bones argues in favor of mutual dependence over freedom. It suggests that freedom in the abstract may not be the goal toward which Belser’s book really pushes us, nor is it the means to the goal. Rather, one might suggest, it actually moves us toward a world where we recognize our mutual interdependence and emphasizes how in important ways (though certainly not all ways) we might be less free.
ISSN:2331-253X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2024.2371313