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Disability Studies and Disability Theology Perspectives on Disability and Friendship

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Recently we have evidenced an increasing interest in understanding disability and attempting the inclusion of people with disability into a wider area of socio-cultural and religious communities. However, many positive examples of social activity and care within theology and areas of social inclusion are insufficient for a profound systematic and structural understanding of disability. Besides, disability is more than a concept—it is a living human experience. Thus, an open, epistemological, and constructive dialogue between the field of Disability Studies and Disability Theology is necessary. The primary aim of this chapter is to outline the main features of the models of disability, the past and contemporary approaches to disability definition, and the main perspectives of the academic field of Disability Studies and Disability Theology. The secondary aim of the chapter is to look at approaches to friendship, its development, and its application. Through employed conceptual and comparative analysis the chapter searches whether the views on friendship examined involve ideas crucial for reimagining the anthropology of friendship inclusive of people with disability.

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Vuk, M. (2023). Disability Studies and Disability Theology Perspectives on Disability and Friendship. In: Theological Perspectives on Reimagining Friendship and Disability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33816-8_2

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