Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality Author: Thomas E. Reynolds Retail Price: $24.99 Our Price: $17.99 Save: 7.00 (28.01%)        As parents of a son with disabilities, Thomas Reynolds and his wife know what it's like to be misunderstood by a church community. In Vulnerable Communion, Reynolds draws upon that personal experience and a diverse body of literature to empower churches and individuals to foster deeper hospitality toward persons with disabilities. Reynolds shows that the Christian story is one of strength coming from weakness, of wholeness emerging from brokenness, and of power in vulnerability. Wholeness, he argues, comes not from self-sufficiency, but from the 'genuinely inclusive communion' that results from sharing our humanity--including our lack of ability--with one another. Then, and only then, will we truly live in hospitality with one another and with people with disabilities. Reynolds offers valuable biblical, theological, and pastoral tools to understand and welcome those with disabilities. The book will be useful to academics, students, and pastors, as well as anyone touched by disability in some way. Readers will find penetrating examinations of the difficult questions of why God allows disability and what the church can learn from people with disabilities. Similar Items you may enjoy! Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas' Theology of Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology Author: John Swinton, editor Our Price: $39.95 Narratives of a Vulnerable God: Christ, Theology, and Scripture Author: William C. Placher Our Price: $19.99 Religion and Disability: Perspectives in Scripture- Theology and Ethics Author: Marilyn Bishop Our Price: $7.95 I Was a Stranger: A Christian Theology of Hospitality Author: Arthur M. Sutherland Our Price: $11.99