In this thesis the researcher uses a multidisciplinary method to develop a clearer understanding of shame as it is experienced by Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities. He uses this analysis to develop a Trinitarian, limits-based theology of shame. He then identifies practical ecclesiastical responses. The researcher’s starting position is that Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities experience debilitating forms of shame. This position is justified in chapter 3, with reference to medical disability literature. In chapter 4 through 6, the researcher uses psychoanalytical and sociological shame theories in conjunction with disability theory to develop a biopsychosocial model of the causes, effects and means of alleviating debilitating forms of shame in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities. In chapter 7 through 9, he uses Christian shame and disability theories together with analysis of Faith and Light and L’Arche to extend this schema. The Trinitarian, limits-based theology of shame draws upon disability theory, introduces the concepts of the shame dilemma and transpersonal shame, and promotes pneumatological reflection as an appropriate ecclesiastical response to debilitating shame. The practical ecclesiastical responses centre upon the need to promote a sense of communal ‘belonging-unity’ and personal ‘growth-towards-ideals’ in Christians with moderate intellectual disabilities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:575397 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Davidson, Mark R. |
| Publisher | University of Aberdeen |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=195910 |
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