Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability

Butler, Mary, New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy

Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability

Rabbi Judith Z Abrams & William C. Gaventa, eds. 2006, Haworth Pastoral P: New York, paperback

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Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability provides a collection of essays that address the theology, history and practical experience of disability. These are consistently easy reading, and give an accessible foray into rabbinical theological debates, the practical implementation of religious beliefs and the genuine experience of disability in the Jewish community. The book is an international and multi-denominational anthology including contributors from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform movements of Judaism who are from Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. It is interesting not so much because of the differences between traditions, but because of the depth of interpretations …

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Publication information: Article title: Jewish Perspectives on Theology and the Human Experience of Disability. Contributors: Butler, Mary - Author. Journal title: New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy. Volume: 59. Issue: 1 Publication date: April 2012. Page number: 32+. © 2008 New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists. COPYRIGHT 2012 Gale Group.

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