Becoming the baptized body : disability and the practice of Christian community /

Becoming the baptized body : disability and the practice of Christian community /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Barton, Sarah Jean, 1986- author.
Imprint:	Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2022.
Description:	xviii, 234 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in religion, theology, and disability Studies in religion, theology, and disability.
Subject:	Baptism. Church work with people with mental disabilities. Baptism. Church work with people with mental disabilities.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12770255

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ISBN:	9781481316873 1481316877 9781481316903 9781481316897
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	"Explores how baptismal theologies and practices shape Christian imagination, identity, and community, through privileging the perspectives and stories of Christians with intellectual disabilities"--
Other form:	Online version: Barton, Sarah Jean, 1986- Becoming the baptized body Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2022 9781481316903

Table of Contents:

Foreword / by John Swinton
Entering the Conversation
Drawing from a Multitude of Witnesses
The Bible and Baptism
A New Creation: Paul and Baptismal Identity
Baptismal Liturgy and Disability
Practicing and Proclaiming Baptismal Identity
Practices of the Baptized Body: Preparation, Testimony and Reaffirmation.