Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
    Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
    Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
    Ebook397 pages6 hours

    Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship

    By John Swinton

    3.5/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    Time is central to all that humans do. Time structures days, provides goals, shapes dreams—and limits lives. Time appears to be tangible, real, and progressive, but, in the end, time proves illusory. Though mercurial, time can be deadly for those with disabilities. To participate fully in human society has come to mean yielding to the criterion of the clock. The absence of thinking rapidly, living punctually, and biographical narration leaves persons with disabilities vulnerable. A worldview driven by the demands the clock makes on the lives of those with dementia or profound neurological and intellectual disabilities seems pointless.
     
    And yet, Jesus comes to the world to transform time. Jesus calls us to slow down, take time, and learn to recognize the strangeness of living within God’s time. He calls us to be gentle, patient, kind; to walk slowly and timefully with those whom society desires to leave behind.
     
    In Becoming Friends of Time, John Swinton crafts a theology of time that draws us toward a perspective wherein time is a gift and a calling. Time is not a commodity nor is time to be mastered. Time is a gift of God to humans, but is also a gift given back to God by humans.
     
    Swinton 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. In 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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaylor University Press
    Release dateOct 15, 2016
    ISBN9781481304108
    Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship
    Author

    John Swinton

     John Swinton is professor of practical theology and pastoral care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and founding director of Aberdeen's Centre for Spirituality, Health, and Disability. He worked as a nurse for sixteen years within the fields of mental health and learning disabilities and later also as a community mental health chaplain.

    Read more from John Swinton

    Related to Becoming Friends of Time

    Related ebooks

    Social Science For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Facts Of Life

      Mar 21, 2021

      Facts Of Life
      2 min read

    • Article

      Chella Man

      Sep 27, 2019

      Chella Man
      6 min read

    • Article

      Behind Religious Defense of Roy Moore, an Aggressive View of Masculinity

      Nov 15, 2017

      The accusations against the former judge, and the biblical justifications coming from some quarters, have led to condemnations from many Evangelicals. Yet adult-teen relationships may not be as unusual among a certain subsection of fundamentalists as

      5 min read

    • Article

      Discovering Her ‘Life’s Work’, BBC Newsreader Kate Silverton On Retraining As A Child Psychotherapist , Her New Book And Making Her Kids Proud

      May 3, 2021

      Discovering Her ‘Life’s Work’, BBC Newsreader Kate Silverton On Retraining As A Child Psychotherapist , Her New Book And Making Her Kids Proud
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Incurable Optimist

      Sep 11, 2019

      The Incurable Optimist
      8 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Sep 29, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      8 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Jul 21, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      6 min read

    • Article

      Greg Snyder

      Nov 20, 2018

      Greg Snyder
      2 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Sep 23, 2022

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jun 15, 2020

      A lot of people are asking why the world is the way it is. What’s going on? What on earth is God doing? Most of these people have never considered God before, but are questioning now that there is this terrible international crisis that is killing th

      7 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The Editor

      Jul 22, 2019

      I really appreciate JOY! Magazine. Great articles! Also love the JOY! News app on my phone and appreciate being kept up to date with news both in SA and around the world. God bless you all for your faithful ministry. Pat Biggam I was recently given

      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Jun 24, 2022

      Dear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to ke

      7 min read

    • Article

      To Breed Or Not To Breed?

      Apr 23, 2020

      To Breed Or Not To Breed?
      4 min read

    • Article

      Hinemoa in harmony MY MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS

      Jun 5, 2022

      Once she was known for being a children’s TV presenter and wife to Paul Holmes. Now at 56, Dr Hinemoa Elder has found her place in the world as a psychiatrist, health researcher, successful author and proud Maori woman. She will mark Matariki by taki

      5 min read

    • Article

      Letter To The Editor

      Mar 16, 2020

      My working environment is non-Christian and I work very hard with long hours every day. After a few months, through the mighty and powerful work of the Holy Spirit, I started a prayer group at our workplace, but I have been doubting if this is the pl

      6 min read

    • Article

      Letters To The EDITOR

      Aug 25, 2023

      D ear readers, we love to hear your thoughts on the stories that we publish, what is going on around the world, and what the Lord has placed on your heart! Email your letter through to editor@joymag.co.za for a chance to be featured – please try to k

      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Becoming Friends of Time

    3.5/5

    6 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Becoming Friends of Time - John Swinton

      Oabook_preview_excerpt.html}ےGݯ$WfY6i9IU쬌d^Pc̓ &]?qȨȌFtWeq/^2vS|׾"w_~}7}h7_z<,zjâpmUѷc yۺՓ ۶x1zM?xK/q4œGC;Owen(>{ӄ)~7q(~o|x#0nUSne;w(V}ׇj*}(1*p("qM1 o];qx=L<(|K.QukE c(CwEZH'e+(-q}=EmF//;aȥ}_Xf=[F m Ըqo˾Ʃ/S)p;E7RUE3\_?ŋzH1/(,eU'zӉe3AUC'Zzч}{QQs}eݺmv뺺s;ֲ[DOU{Mqeȴ;'GOɜ0e9NL!ah"_Q6n yRӔA*kwZiJkD5>HG,rd=61Ur9Cn0.n*3&Tӻ> c>"c [t0/?΃"xiY b֡l]#vF~:Y- fI/S-q+llp&lnNGk (޷/^xoW.7ɳO-;}] IvFYú}&3N/kyw!g 7x^$??p&?25Z{֧eѐȰϏ~`?oesnTIoD_1]Do~ՖT{+EuvzhKym?q_U2z]΋//_sT=}Iq&FH7>⌻ \}:6g'>}iq&j[\y-2pRwz'=gޯZ8>ܺ}*$i>}<(z vZ,_Jw ϒ.$ wi]6N6.^O?2̤elɳS*|ԥ9ݸq`Y ܔelB܄L;&[ UON)͵^LʗC,<Mlz}plQl1֎\}uQ^a/cV_-Ǯ1YI]?y Ca\+&]ܗۓƲaťBB9duե8:8V;YV"Cw]ԯ'Ybiq @ zbWwNHfCRPw'ٸTϋ fט"M5鲸/芷%w22ohݢ:\pz|nsq".Z@%OĖRi?z) ;{'Hٸ |끌~oeD<6U6]T7N>U|5!^4"(Vd%ŷ ~~[sI8S־jz&owDcmvsߜ?Ҧ9^`6^ʢԺ,[hAx:W0JWFIph%‚AEѺgcU>Q#Bݵod[";%g"TV"QS {*Ip1I!Z" с;$s_['gB"?^+GC-malH(`"XqE'?+ O>sqL~k suFc hlQ-DΘQNiPEMJc}aSEQyߢ A; AG"AAnjt-Oba@D|QA1@GWh[6ťcwM2S9EeT,w$t$\Q$/q β|ZWky%9,/moDL#YQ&_ 룁JmWCwD"z5?b]nˈBׅ~T xc Nfx({ ꦦ J#EaN{0ٗo7$' D!L*_x#ځMD:PPs<^(SZYqesCI7"ń@CfsI>1̎C#ؚm|4GIkn$+1GG{9[YH;eߺ^c~5`q@c̎AUcS@!DjxUN֑N' ^pJVl4֩ 713_z XD1]^n\-dZ(xFA9xjЁ +aVd X^a2ہ8WUm"HLS|Iv$lQ_۠;Bpn!hh_P@c1h]ʼ{N1Y, ׆8M15" Pg5hMeo{] Y7EZC$+mC3:mp Tl|; dZp9XN:cPac,GZM堚nޙ7 K1~LjUsiQ 5 U3֥Giy2d?"4p7jtuγoHb7詣©qd!!nɁ(Z u8K>Pç"1`=۝:@#I_ڏ7>wiB;F~B /blB9DfA z}\qC4Ι](%4-;1ۉM --z o/2LL-*xHy5+~. :r3㶖/kSHrV0,%ؔ0IPUj)C!B3^˛倦P4~(#}$ITG- dۢ ӧoy~Co (nh]_"­s  KDCvˈ=w+( At`LRtXyNPҌnB~qJ{w@I^Oqh,6E,1 8_ZO Qa[ᕳhb;46p&QF F}B+LUǺ)Z=I)D"ؘQo7JF 7b#zrz訐FaJCC\uf3E {$QF~өgլJ?-^jHCѻzN]A8l=D򡩎o4 q?7>Lq{L &U@s`4s| Ay2Fq*k,-b D Ee E06b(N5'I.Z8 nC9V#?{rϔR?WqV$ jI]bx Mp*zi ͣxC+OE51K:0~:JQf~U>w?g Hz d' G Q~Jv82D:HtЏuZ";Ad#7+Ǯ0DlC_EXz7I[^&E#}b~y'O {hi 749r;SVu%>C8i x^Qz- ʸ.'YW`]+أw=Ha T߈{yYkoDgdh{5߹eejYY(<`R> ӕl~1_meBWN nb vB"-3cLbJQ/6ɀՆ HnPN}5:僦hF¼:TŽ!T^4L $٭Ǝ霺-i VQw׎Vrȳ TDnD Ի{=&JO3_lNyȼ!J#+P!x/1@V>C +݈o@N+;+Ptmj )v6IoyU|r&-z]1t2Q|L25TŢK@ACx,EuG"5$ C uʼn'{SSs hdeHPOK-&/ubLH$WX._|/_Ədq;x(|$z<2.u- D޳1895*uhZe*賜zWx֖1 ,_ Ξ5ZY?A4+zH{0E9hjEQ-nzӂdEDxEЕI$%lٰCE5bFKo?fQ+Z-eO VicMxե2b&ME<{[I UAZ J4@P/̍ _ *vm̱`{+F1kUWC<(su5A<|/E`0B\oGCF6?гL1e.2A3"kQo@6ԳBU)HPQ|T@o׀6{O!Xc [g҃*,hE[^S7i%NT3g g)2hXRیt'0k}T0 no(֠.&Yq @+"ȉ%p*0ީ9n[γ>'bٷxz 8,MPc.JE0@ZmZuS߅!Zziх|q2hk3J=.kw6}i7c9~4 ֝oF ;HI RĊ3VS79/>>&oҙ<*ث]?۪H4iRHt\ێ]!,\AD܈D3fA,4?zB++x;c((^@2)|R CX%0`Aͥ<4PGb9fy4㖐%MFQ aNC* f{fE Mz_IwmY%Hl* 8G7 f:u Kb-B-a 1xg;WZ 5)_RP ڥUvNRwTʱΐ_XxϷe뉞b fDa)b8Azٓ\%.~7No߲G6ȷoGto b.8˚6G!j4PJ`秘{YpbcLSmxa1Tq$I̒Q_.*xU$KbPs[ls.$K:,}ha9"c"#(ϟ<+^_` HHҩ}މ>mNHиPoL"φ}#K$L'ZE"!xpYӢsҤ'`hmxRnJ:q۰0 pJ20dqDO)Viq0Z}2pHzBXlr~0cJ>ǂc M׬Gx65ECF|ᇀKڇ_;m"庙5Iiu1kjIQ`hBFZrsݭMмkIeU=-rS`8rL-|'BS̠[]*K.gR՝KƑ!8tzኆK1h@9g@sP#T@UEx&XMlHlZ4]hR r/Ie1Xy X ac D f3UxHJtR%'B!@'fe(kK[Uz~3!s: ƛ_U)HIJBLC SrݐuȿjxлO{]:/g2+*A,odʬg$˴F5lV^zx[4Uku> M-B$UD DD;S,#Y z!JEm&*zhtY&Ans -@72oZWQJW&.c7X Qẋ[1&p4R} OI-߿݆^Jg)],Ih1 |pl׭{Y\Z8({}D%868|OCt)lc|ac:. qX { ?F+\B">G!*l5GݺuJ:L̰fلo&vd&+5ȡ4nƈ Q4r4&~@ $ `Ϧ|z3@Q(hjEۡ"xqٜ;M z2|,`"- {;n ۥzD6r lXF,ljxh*T -q1=us{e4Di[fqB^Ɲ!zZ )r x @iUcFr.L[ahgf(UW{*Y#~/Y9C.hۖd۷@ᘻ˩*$G{ˤnT?EٱXؔ%kk2dg +܀#o]R'NN sԐciyzbVS>3^w:KٜhT(/>IŭQd(ufJS(^ "t;Oڌk32SI cx  ǓkNx֐bN3\"hD?)( td 6\{,}1wuw+Iټ{ uN'&{`B ?ix3:c~}ZUO>qJ&&^NCc}~44.!WՕ3=[ܻzŠ@[RźPzʐ gE \XY~ Jq1dxBȶQGqEjѕ%<7W7(O;mh|[a)/UE:4*1kVza2NzFAJq{cexAl-oojP(GqK'()%R]-#$8>)˧ Fz|=+o\-G9ݥZ.9XٯQSM|׭ǒ7ӭ6~۬tS 18%5?=jKSvSv9tH+bW |utj`ڸ7xzܫ߉6E72̾pv#N0@*D1+@t"kڷe.kǓ)pB!zl$yA/^Ol7l)F؍Xc ݒ"اmEv9lv3!lg]#NtL`~o^1̖9=(1nҩ+gQ5KN:jD8hW aN pŭޢ*c!q0ˈ .Hږ1AwכE"^O JSYyf r63JAc"m͚4h(x5Ir +q-+%&nvSO̥l}Űɘ*"r͏:%svZ0]+*"(tYUVfӦn1%3 #[ju˦0OR~ReÛl)Ehx표ni(NDZĬ麏`3rQo )NhrūS|NpgPL꫞U<\9vޤPɭ_RqC0GSdVI88^F=2)mhuTQ>%xH7͉ILyǾ0F/]`#gbNWr$ѥAfR>8}[PBkE.ݵ0Xk]2w|&p0rȦ"'/NoJZq_O ێoo}nĦ5g^Am**^A"}WO"#!Eis--E %GZV ]bӣ A[.xQTYeHh&1vcM%,;yIQ,¨j8ثw 2T6F_[*w%/Nр<+ﾾ`3Cqi)M*!/t xr#V,zHM.Fٱſ;;S瘮+]O}Мf2#;̂8KM]vIK  eݸf) "ӄnŎ՗LK,)?JštNgwϜ+Bl0qs?n݅t!(xRPӉxy;N܆x CyUC1t[ąxϗU懬1*~7vfq2L܊􏠈@9? 7%GCZ0`6?4 WExOa"\:/_p_X 0[ >zc0_{ex .] _XMķ^YP&q.~.8!IzapYjl.ԱTp_D_ ⓩ#vJ ]SzKbX=-w5rr#˭m[2jUO"> 1E哳Rx쮳~I)b}82/HvaM\E'I'e@8oI ޮ)i))V`.j=v(0/G{BQ3ăFIցuEq뱶?GlsM~M6~ܚTp)u|w28L!a3";z:zS` |1]t`t=qEM)UD:y#/s]ҙ w&7K⡛&ŪWz3jwO'X*(^(Z+kOlQt'1>(n9]o9Gq" 5K2-<wjЧ1'ٯ38.?d~|\q`_qf,q4;P ܌,v;pYazo@_Ѳ;Fƴ'/8gO6G=_@-ͭƿLVPͫtxw[ſU2g.zp]YwLq З5s
      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1