Parish Inclusion: A Response from the Field

Autor/in	Masters, Anne
Titel	Parish Inclusion: A Response from the Field
Quelle	In: Journal of Catholic Education, 23 (2020) 2, S.189-192, Artikel 15 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2164-0246
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Inclusion; Disabilities; Children; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Social Attitudes; Churches; Church Role; Family Involvement; Catholics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inklusion; Handicap; Behinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Church; Kirche; Kirchenbild; Katholik
Abstract	In this article, Anne Masters responds to Erik W. Carter's "The Absence of Asterisks: The Inclusive Church and Children with Disabilities." Masters agrees that Carter provides a much needed framework for catechetical programs and parishes. Carter's ten dimensions of belonging remind the reader of the shared human need to belong, which is emphatically supported in Catholic Social Teaching commitment to support human flourishing in the world and the Pastoral Statement of the US Catholic Bishops on Persons with Disabilities (Council Fathers of Vatican II, 1966/1989; United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1978). Masters agrees that Carter includes many great suggestions, and points out that the greatest gift is his clarification of the dimensions of belonging, which serve as guideposts to facilitate meaningful participation and a true sense of belonging. Within this is also the challenge to recognize the capacity for growth, development and contributions of individuals with disabilities. Learners with disabilities will particularly benefit from enhanced expectations and valid opportunities to contribute, because low expectations not only undermine flourishing, they deeply wound spirit and diminish belief in one's self. Masters concludes that Carter has given a framework describing meaningful inclusion in, and a sense of belonging in parish life. [For "The Absence of Asterisks: The Inclusive Church and Children with Disabilities," see EJ1286909.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01