Attending to Aging and Decline: Insights from Disability Theology

This article reflects on the relationship between disability and aging. In particular, I explore how insights from disability studies and disability theology can contribute to a richer account of and response to aging and its associated complexities. In the first section, I set the context by overvi...

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Published inJournal of disability & religion Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 323 - 341
Main Author Mawson, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 03.04.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Aging
Disability studies
ethics
practical theology
Theologians
Theology
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Summary:This article reflects on the relationship between disability and aging. In particular, I explore how insights from disability studies and disability theology can contribute to a richer account of and response to aging and its associated complexities. In the first section, I set the context by overviewing the modern emergence and consolidation of the category of "disability". Second, I undertake a close reading of two prominent disability theologians, Deborah Creamer and Thomas Reynolds, whose work provides rich insights into the relationship between limits, vulnerability, and relationality. Finally, I return to and reflect on how these insights can assist with attending and responding to lived experiences of aging and decline.
ISSN:2331-2521
2331-253X
DOI:10.1080/23312521.2022.2043803