God plays piano, too : the spiritual lives of disabled children / Brett Webb-Mitchell. [print]

By:

Webb-Mitchell, Brett [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780824513740

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LOC classification:

BV4461.W365.G637 1993
BV4461

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Contents:

1. God Plays Piano, Too -- 2. Listen and Learn from Narratives That Tell a Story -- 3. Opening Windows -- 4. A Quilt of Compassion: The Disability-Affected Family -- 5. The Prophetic Voice of Parents with Disabled Children -- 6. Welcoming Unexpected Guests to the Banquet -- 7. Pilgrims Lost in an Alien Land -- 8. A Poet among Us -- 9. Finding God in Motley Crue -- 10. Turning Cheeks -- 11. And Jesus Said, "Come to Me" -- 12. The Religious Narratives of Disabled Adolescents -- 13. Decently and in Order -- 14. The Religious Imagination of Disabled Children -- 15. Pictures of God . . . at an Institution -- 16. The Fragmented Puzzle -- 17. Holy Surprises -- 18. George's Encounter with the Lord: An Adventure -- 19. It Happened around the Church -- 20. The Importance of Stories in Acts of Caring -- 21. Listen, Real Hard this Time, to the Gospel of God -- 22. Steve and the Behavior Mod God -- 23. Randy's Coat of Many Colors -- Epilogue. Being A Spiritual Dude: Lessons from Living with Disabled Adolescents.

Subject: Joshua is a young boy with an extraordinary gift for playing the piano. He is also autistic. His story is one of many in this revelatory look at the spiritual lives of children with disabilities: those with mental retardation, autism, or behavior disorders. From these moving, spiritually based narratives, readers will learn a great deal about the immensely rich, often hidden abilities of these children. They will see a surprising depth of understanding in those.Subject: considered limited in their comprehension of themselves, let alone of the world, church, and God. They will gain new insight into the relatively unknown and untapped power of the faith community in nurturing these children's lives. Most of all, perhaps, they will become more aware of their own journey in Love.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BV4461.W43 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001826862

Introduction: A Journey of Seeing -- 1. God Plays Piano, Too -- 2. Listen and Learn from Narratives That Tell a Story -- 3. Opening Windows -- 4. A Quilt of Compassion: The Disability-Affected Family -- 5. The Prophetic Voice of Parents with Disabled Children -- 6. Welcoming Unexpected Guests to the Banquet -- 7. Pilgrims Lost in an Alien Land -- 8. A Poet among Us -- 9. Finding God in Motley Crue -- 10. Turning Cheeks -- 11. And Jesus Said, "Come to Me" -- 12. The Religious Narratives of Disabled Adolescents -- 13. Decently and in Order -- 14. The Religious Imagination of Disabled Children -- 15. Pictures of God . . . at an Institution -- 16. The Fragmented Puzzle -- 17. Holy Surprises -- 18. George's Encounter with the Lord: An Adventure -- 19. It Happened around the Church -- 20. The Importance of Stories in Acts of Caring -- 21. Listen, Real Hard this Time, to the Gospel of God -- 22. Steve and the Behavior Mod God -- 23. Randy's Coat of Many Colors -- Epilogue. Being A Spiritual Dude: Lessons from Living with Disabled Adolescents.

Joshua is a young boy with an extraordinary gift for playing the piano. He is also autistic. His story is one of many in this revelatory look at the spiritual lives of children with disabilities: those with mental retardation, autism, or behavior disorders. From these moving, spiritually based narratives, readers will learn a great deal about the immensely rich, often hidden abilities of these children. They will see a surprising depth of understanding in those.

considered limited in their comprehension of themselves, let alone of the world, church, and God. They will gain new insight into the relatively unknown and untapped power of the faith community in nurturing these children's lives. Most of all, perhaps, they will become more aware of their own journey in Love.

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