I'm very interested in this subject matter, particularly because as a 
disabled person having an interest in religion and spirituality have often 
grappled with some issues pertinent to this subject.
However, one question that is central to my problem is reconciling the 
notion of being 'imperfect' in physical terms to some attitudes that view 
persons who are disabled either as embodiment of sin or living signs of 
suffering. I am also curious about what religions are covered. Is your main 
focus Western traditions or do you also take a look at Eastern 
interpretations of disability?

I am also visually impaired, other than physically disabled, so is there a 
possibility that you will have electronic formats available in the future.

I understand copyright problems on this one.



Gordon C. Cardona
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Gaventa" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [DISABILITY-AND-SPIRITUALITY] New Book


> Graham, if you will have a copy sent to me, I will get some one to
> review it for the Journal of Religion, Disability, and Health.  Thanks.
> And when I am in the office, I will send you a form about putting the
> book, if you wish, in a Cooperative Resoruce Exhibit we will be doing at
> the Disability Summit in DC in September.
>
> Bill Gaventa, M.Div., Associate Professor
> Director, Community and Congregational Supports
> The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
> UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
> P.O. Box 2688, 335 George Street
> New Brunswick, N.J. 08903
> Phone: 732-235-9304
> FAX: 732-235-9330
> Web Page: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter
>>>> [log in to unmask] 07/16/05 1:10 PM >>>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> May I draw your attention to a book which I launched on Friday 15th
> July.  I
> hope that it will address some issues of accessible theology and
> disability.
> I have appended an expanded table of contents at the end of this email
> copied from my last manuscript.
>
> Meanwhile, here are the details:
> Deconstructing Miracles: From Thoughtless Indifference to Honouring
> Disabled
> People
> W. Graham Monteith
>
> Paperback 236 pages (June 1, 2005)
> Publisher: Covenanters
> Language: English
> ISBN: 1905022212
>
> The book is readily available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com in America.
> I
> do hope that some of you may know people who would like to review it.
>
> Table of contents:
> Contents
> Acknowledgements iii
> Preface v
> The Healing Miracles and Disablist Language 1
> The Forgotten Congregation 1
> Plan of Analysis 12
> State of Current Literature 14
> Outline of Chapters 21
> The Insult of a Cure 24
> Healing Ministries 24
> Part I-Healing and wholeness 24
> Part II-Wholeness 36
> Part III-Healing Narratives 43
> Identity of Disabled People 46
> What is natural? 57
> Part I-The Legacy of David Hume 58
> Part II-What about Quantum Theory and Chaos? 66
> The Trouble with Christology 77
> The Subordination of Disabled People? 77
> God's Care of the Distressed 77
> Power 85
> Faith 89
> Forgiveness of Sin 92
> God's Rule Over Demons 99
> God's Kingdom Proclaimed 102
> Summary and Some Principles 104
> Miracles are Merely . 106
> Form Criticism 106
> An Excursus into Magic 113
> More Radical Criticism 114
> Medical Explanations or Confusions 120
> Disability as a Social Construct 120
> Modern Models of Disability 125
> Medical Commentaries 137
> Leprosy 137
> Wilkinson's Functional and Moral Diagnoses 138
> Howard's Psychological Understanding 142
> Medical Anthropology 145
> Social and Psychological Hijack 154
> Healing Services and Environments 156
> Counseled Adjustments 168
> Eschatology and Healing Miracles 177
> Why Honour Disabled People? 179
> Isaiah 35: 1-6 180
> Reply to John the Baptist 182
> Parables-Luke 14: 15-23 183
> The Gospel Message 184
> Three Miracles 186
> The Man with the Withered Hand 186
> The Healing of Leprosy 188
> Familial Carers 191
> Christological Principles Revisited 195
> Conclusion 197
> Disability is Natural 197
> So is Disability a Gift? 199
> Did Jesus Really Heal 201
> Bibliography 204
> Index 213
>
>
> Dr W Graham Monteith
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