The Theological Voice of Wolf Wolfensberger

In the field of developmental disabilities, Wolf Wolfensberger is famous for his seminal book Normalization. But Wolfensberger is also a theologian, and the two strands of his thought are inextricable. The Theological Voice of Wolf Wolfensberger collects his original writings, critiques of his thought by several noted scholars and practitioners, and Wolfensberger's response to those critiques. You will be challenged, outraged, and inspired by his ideas on the problem with wheelchair access ramps in churches, the meaning of suffering, the Biblical call to communality, and the spiritual gifts of the mentally retarded. You may not agree with Wolfensberger, as some of the contributors to this volume do not, but he will make you think . . . hard.