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Time is a gift of God to humans, but is also a gift given back to God by humans. \u003cp\u003eSwinton wrestles with critical questions that emerge from theological reflection on time and disability: rethinking doctrine for those who can never grasp Jesus with their intellects; reimagining discipleship and vocation for those who have forgotten who Jesus is; reconsidering salvation for those who, due to neurological damage, can be one person at one time and then be someone else in an instant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, Swinton invites the reader to spend time with the experiences of people with profound neurological disability, people who can change our perceptions of time, enable us to grasp the fruitful rhythms of God’s time, and help us learn to live in ways that are unimaginable within the boundaries of the time of the clock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286221468021,"sku":"9780334055570","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780334055570_0164e316-54a2-4b2b-a885-72c9547a31ae.jpg?v=1786013721"},{"product_id":"9781800392151","title":"BRF Lent Book: Loving My Neighbour","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocuses right to the heart of discipleship and what living out our faith really looks like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch-needed response to the division, fragmentation and polarisation in our society and churches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrings together well-respected voices from across the church, diverse in ethnicity, gender, age, tradition and specialist background, to offer a range of perspectives on different aspects of the theme of loving one's neighbour\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306992742773,"sku":"9781800392151","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800392151_d105bdf1-0de9-4e68-b4ad-028178132730.jpg?v=1786026718"},{"product_id":"9781913657628","title":"My Theology","description":"My Theology:The world’s leading Christian thinkers explain some of the principal tenets of their theological beliefs.‘Why does someone find a great peace when I simply hold their hand?’ ‘Would Jesus really reject someone from heaven because he wasn’t able to proclaim his name?’ ‘What does it mean to know God without words?’ John Swinton’s early years working as a nurse among people with intellectual disabilities presented him with profound questions that sowed the seeds for his future life as one of the most important figures in the development of disability theology and the relationship between spirituality and health.Here, he explores the nature of faithfulness and discipleship in relation to disability and mental health, and asks exactly what kind of community the Church should be, in both theory and in practice.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309339292021,"sku":"9781913657628","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913657628_f3359f7a-c397-4ca7-ba12-81a8910b8b49.jpg?v=1786030307"},{"product_id":"practical-theology-and-qualitative-research-second-edition","title":"Practical Theology and Qualitative Research - second edition","description":"Practical Theology is a growing discipline in its own right, and the latest thinking in practical theology; of how to use theological learning in practical situations, is fully explored in this new edition of an established textbook. The authors examine methodologies of the social sciences and questions how they can enable the task of theological reflection; examine the relationship between qualitative and quantitative methods and highlight the significance of both for the task of practical theology. They also take the reader through the actual process of developing and carrying out a research project using the author's own research as case study examples. Previous case studies include: the rise in spirituality; the decline in church attendance, evidence-based medicine compared to needs-led assessments, the growth in chaplaincy and how it is understood as separate from parish ministry.In this second edition, case studies and all bibliographies have been updated plus a new chapter has been added.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466819871093,"sku":"9780334049883","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780334049883.jpg?v=1785654889"},{"product_id":"seeking-sanctuary-finding-shalom","title":"Seeking Sanctuary, Finding Shalom","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat if our well-intentioned efforts to promote mental health inadvertently perpetuate systems that cause mental unwellness? What if the resilience we encourage only equips individuals to \u003ci\u003eendure\u003c\/i\u003e rather than \u003ci\u003echallenge\u003c\/i\u003e structures detrimental to their well-being? Why do mental health experiences vary so drastically across cultures, with Western societies seemingly posing the greatest challenges for certain conditions? Against the backdrop of escalating ecological dramas that devastate our world and its climate, do we ever wonder what ecological suffering might imply for our mental health? With this poignant, impassioned book, John Swinton invites us to begin exploring avenues toward addressing these daunting and interrelated issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeeking Sanctuary, Finding Shalom\u003c\/i\u003e proposes that we think theologically about mental health as a matter of the collective body of human beings and the welfare of creation. Swinton contends that the ways in which we structure creation—relational, social, cultural, political, spiritual—has a profound impact on our mental health. Failing to recognize the broader dimensions of the task of mental healthcare, we might only ease the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause and so never offer genuine healing that brings about peaceable connection with God, self, others, and creation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuided by the biblical concept of \u003ci\u003eshalom\u003c\/i\u003e—a form of peace crucial for our understanding of mental health(care)—Swinton takes into consideration the complex and creational roots of human psychological suffering and offers a model of human flourishing defined not by the absence of pain, suffering, and distress, but rather by the presence of God. Such a model seeks not only to deal with the immediacy of the human plight but also to view it within the context of Jesus's cosmic mission to reconcile himself with \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e things. And so, Swinton contends, as we broaden our conception of mental wholeness to encompass creation at large—the land under our feet, the air in our lungs, the geographical places in which we live and love, as well as the spheres of politics, economics, and culture—we begin the hard and necessary work of repairing dissonance, instability, and mental ill-health. This book does not offer a comprehensive strategy but it does gesture toward a more holistic, more Christoform theology of mental health. 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