| Course Title: Disability and Religion |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: What do religions say about disability? How do people with disabilities engage with religious texts, images, practices, and communities? Drawing on different religions and cultures, the course explores the challenges and resources disability offers to religious communities. We study religious narratives that link disability to sin or karma and alternative narratives that reimagine the divine as disabled; access to worship spaces and rituals; ways healthcare professionals can support the religious needs of disabled clients; and the Disability Justice movement, which foregrounds the interlocking oppressions of disability, race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Susanne Mrozik | 413-538-2721 | smrozik@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 212 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| NXLAR0001 | NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights | This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| RELIG-209-01 Disability and Religion |
| CST-249DR-01 Disability and Religion |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Disabled God Author: Eiesland, Nancy L. Copyright: 1994 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0687108012 Publisher: Abingdon Press |
Required | 15.83 |
| Title: Author: Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: |
Required |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Please order this online (see below). |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The Disabled God is readily available online. The books costs $15.83 new; used copies are available starting at $5.00. The book is assigned for 9/14 and 9/16. One print copy is on reserve at the MHC library. You don't need to buy any other books. All other readings are posted on the course Moodle page. |