Disability and Religion: Studies and Overview Document List

List of Disability and Religion Publications:

• 1 : You Are Indispensable! God Needs You

  Marcy Hernandez, founder of Alpha Prayer International and Gracie's Place Art Studio and Design, writes regarding her life with polio and religion.

• 2 : God, Religion and the Socially Disconnected

  University of Michigan research study reveals religious people who lack friends and purpose in life turn to God to fill those voids.

• 3 : Religious Freedom Laws Linked to Poor Health in LGBT People

  Study survey reveals after Indiana passage of Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) sexual minorities increasingly reported poor health.

• 4 : Disabled God: Disability Ethics Research Paper

  Disability Ethics research paper by Rev. S. Manohar Pradeep from Bangalore India regarding well being of persons with disability for moral theologians and ethicists.

• 5 : Why We Believe in Gods: Religious Beliefs Not Linked to Intuition or Rational Thinking

  Studies have suggested people who hold strong religious beliefs are more intuitive and less analytical, and when they think more analytically their religious beliefs decrease.

• 6 : Neurological Link Between Religious Experiences and Epilepsy

  Research supports the notion that the human propensity for religious or spiritual experiences may be neurologically based.

• 7 : Creation, Evolution, and the Handicapped: Crushing the Death Image

  Pastor Richard Luther Corwin attempts to expose New Gnosticism of evolutionary priesthood, announces release of debut book, Creation, Evolution, and the Handicapped.

• 8 : Conflict Between Science and Religion is All in Our Mind

  Researchers discover the conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains.

• 9 : Muslims with Disabilities in UK, US and Canada

  Muslim Social Research Network launches study to understand needs of Muslims with disabilities.

• 10 : Spirituality and Patient Recovery Time

  Spirituality helps to sustain health care workers and patients by recognizing and supporting a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

• 11 : Mental Illness: Are Churches in the Dark?

  Kristi Lemley author and counselor offers solutions for Christian leaders to help people struggling with mental illness.

• 12 : U.S. Supreme Court Considers Religious Exception to Anti-Discrimination Laws

  United States Supreme Court to decide if ministerial exception which allows religious institutions to discriminate for certain positions encompasses disability.

• 13 : Physicians Face Ethical Conflicts with Religious Hospitals

  Primary care physicians nationwide face clinical ethical conflicts with religious hospitals.

• 14 : Faith Communities and Respite Care Fact Sheet

  Faith communities often have resources such as respite facilities volunteers and expertise in education and healthcare.