Disability and World Religions

Darla Y. Schumm is Professor of Religious Studies at Hollins University in Virginia. Michael Stoltzfus is Professor of Religion at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Acknowledgments Preface1. Hinduism and Disability Amy Donahue2. Buddhism and Disability Stephen E. Harris3. Confucianism and Disability Benjamin Lukey4. Daoism and Disability Andrew Lambert5. Judaism and Disability Julia Watts Belser6. Catholicism and Disability Mary Jo Iozzio7. Protestant Christianity and Disability Thomas Reynolds8. Islam and Disability Vardit Rispler-Chaim9. Indigenous Traditions in the Western Hemisphere and Disability Lavonna LovernNotes Works Cited Contributors Index

Disability and World Religions, part of Baylor University Press's series 'Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability', supplies an exciting addition to scholarship at the intersections of religion and disability, especially ina field typically dominated by a Christian perspective.... the volume makes a critical contribution to a notably underexplored area in interdisciplinary inquiry. --Sarah Jean Barton "Modern Believing" The book is perhaps most valuable for teaching introductory courses on disability studies and on disability and religion. It is also a useful reference text. Chapters feature introductions to the particular religious tradition they canvass; these will orient the newcomer, and readers already familiar with the basics can skip to the sections on disability. --Tyler Zoanni "European Journal of Disability Research" Each contributor presents a detailed overview, which includes background of source texts underlying the world view of the faith examined, and then applies a disability studies lens in analyzing the religion's prevailing attitudes, both affirmative and negative... -- "Choice" The real strength of this textbook is that each chapter gives a substantial introduction to the faith in question before offering a nuanced and engaging discussion of a particular interface with disability studies. --Tom Wilson "ANVIL: Journal of Theology and Mission" These essays...provide a rich and meaningful engagement between religion and disability and fill a gap in the literature of both fields. --Kirk VanGilder "Review of Religious Research" This scholarly work is an important contribution to several fields, and the collection of essays adds to many larger movements within religious traditions, societies, politics, and disability theory. It draws the reader into discussions that contextualize and apply the thought of religious traditions to anthropology, notions of illness and health, legal protections, and more. --Mary Beth Yount "Reading Religion"