Christian Community and Uncommon Courtesy

TitleChristian Community and Uncommon Courtesy
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsMcKinney, B
Journal TitleJournal of Religion, Disability & Health
Volume14
Pages293–309
ISSN1522-8967
Abstract

What truly constitutes a “disruption” to a worship service? Is it more disrupting to include someone who makes noise during the quieter moments of a service, in this case a child with disabilities who makes loud noises when feeling excited; or is it more disrupting to ask her to leave? Which is really the greater disruption to the community of faith? In this article I make a case for why it can be more faithful and better for everyone in the community for the child to remain in the service, even while she is making noise.

URLhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228967.2010.493382
DOI10.1080/15228967.2010.493382

Faith Group: 

Add new comment

Filtered HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.