Book Review

Receiving the Gift of Friendship: Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology, and Ethics

  • D. Christopher Ralston, Ph.D., M.A. Joni and Friends Christian Institute on Disability, Public Policy Center
Keywords: friendship, disabilities, profound disability, intellectual disability, ethics, theological anthropology

Abstract

RECEIVING THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP: PROFOUND DISABILITY, THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, AND ETHICS
By H. S. Reinders.
(Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 2008). 416 pp. Paperback. ISBN-13: 978-0802862327.
Are individuals with profound intellectual disabilities “truly human”? If so, what does this tell us about human nature? And what are the practical ethical implications of our answers to these queries? These and related questions are taken up in this magisterial work

Published
2019-03-12
How to Cite
Ralston, D. (2019). Book Review. Journal of the Christian Institute on Disability, 2(1), 101-102. Retrieved from https://journal.joniandfriends.org/index.php/jcid/article/view/51
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2013): The Journal of The Christian Institute on Disability
Section
Articles