John Swinton è un teologo scozzese riconosciuto come una figura significativa nello sviluppo della teologia della disabilità. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le intricate connessioni tra spiritualità, salute e disabilità, cercando di comprendere profonde questioni teologiche che emergono dall'esperienza umana. Radicato nel suo background di ministro ordinato e accademico, l'approccio di Swinton collega efficacemente le intuizioni teoriche con le loro implicazioni pratiche per la vita.
The author draws on his experiences with individuals facing intellectual disabilities, mental health challenges, and dementia to explore profound questions about faithfulness, discipleship, and community. This unique perspective enriches his theological insights, inviting readers to consider how diverse ways of seeing the world can deepen their understanding of spirituality and human connection.
The exploration of evil delves into its true nature, challenging the perception that it is solely associated with monstrous figures or horrific acts. Instead, it suggests that everyone may unknowingly participate in acts of evil, contributing to harm, particularly to the vulnerable. The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing and understanding these hidden aspects of evil to effectively resist and combat it. By bringing awareness to our own potential complicity, it advocates for a proactive stance against the insidious influences of evil in our lives.
Lenten readings and reflections consider how to love in truth, love the vulnerable and the suffering, embrace difference, care for our world, love ourselves, and love to the very end.
John Swinton describes his place of formation walking alongside people living with intellectual disabilities, mental health challenges and dementia, and how it has gifted him with the opportunity to ask different theological questions of the Christian tradition; questions that emerge from the lives of people who see the world differently.