Theology Disability and Sport

<p>This ground-breaking book provides fascinating insights into the fast-emerging body of research that explores the relationship between sport theology and disability within a social justice framework. In the shadow of two major sport-faith events that fore-fronted the theology of disability sport the Vatican’s international conference—<i>Sport at the Service of Humanity</i> and the <i>Inaugural Global Congress on Sports and Christianity</i> York St John University UK at which Dr Brian Brock led a thematic strand on the topic—this book provides a foundation for further research and practice. This text is a timely and important synthesis of ideas that have emerged in two previously distinct areas of research: (i) ‘disability sport’ and (ii) the ‘theology of disability’. Examples of subjects addressed in this text include: elite physical disability sport—<i>Paralympics</i>; intellectual disability sport—<i>Special Olympics</i>; equestrian sport; church sport and disability and; theologies of embodiment competition and mercy. This book written by leaders in their respective fields begins a critical conversation on these topics and many others for both researchers and practitioners. The chapters originally published in the <i>Journal of Disability and Religion</i><b> </b>and <i>Quest</i>. </p>