Gathering the Flock and Marginalizing the Sheep: The Origins of a Christian Deaf Liberation Theology
Date of Award
Spring 4-1-2004
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Jane Hurst
Second Advisor
Jim Fernandes
Abstract
The Christian religion plays an important role in the lives of many deaf and hearing Americans as a source of security and spirituality; however Deaf people have values, a worldview, and sensory preferences that differ in a significant ways from hearing people. This paper argues that those differences lead to an underlying predicament brimming with ideological conflicts between being a culturally Deaf person and a Christian. A new religious movement derived from Liberation Theology promises a resolution to the identity/ideological struggle for Deaf Christians but will succeed only if educational and religious institutions make a concerted effort to teach Deaf Americans about their historical and cultural connections to religion.
Recommended Citation
Sok, Sophara, "Gathering the Flock and Marginalizing the Sheep: The Origins of a Christian Deaf Liberation Theology" (2004). Undergraduate University Honors Capstones. 8.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/honors_capstones/8
