This book is a study of a Christian theology without words, focussing on theology in the Deaf Community. Deaf people's first and preferred method of communication is not English or any other spoken language, but British Sign Language - a language that cannot be written down. Deaf people of faith attend church on a regular basis, profess faith in God and have developed unique approaches to doing theology. While most Western theology is word-centred and is either expressed through or dependent on written texts, theology in the Deaf Community is largely non-written. This book presents and examines some of that theology from the Deaf Community and argues that written texts are not necessary for creative theological debate, a deep spirituality or for ideas about God to develop.
- ISBN10 1281721204
- ISBN13 9781281721204
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 25 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Ashgate Publishing
- Pages 180
- Language English