MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE:
Christian reflections on disability
By Roy McCloughry & Wayne Morris. SPCK. 146 pages. £8.99
ISBN 0 281 05423 1
This book has been a long time coming. Roy McCloughry has a long-standing concern for disability issues and has been researching them, on and off, for several years. This book is the fruit of that work. McCloughry's co-author is Wayne Morris, the co-ordinator of CHAD (Church Action on Disability). One of the challenges for the authors is to achieve a seamless and consistent treatment of their subject.
There are some excellent chapters which reflect McCloughry's reputation for bringing Scripture to bear on contemporary issues. He writes with clarity, directness and conviction. He grasps nettles and faces the reader with demanding issues: are people with disabilities made in the image of God? does the Old Testament prohibit disabled priests? is disability the result of sin? And how do you react to this statement: 'Since God is the giver of all things, he is also the giver of disabilities'? Solid biblical evidence is given to support this assertion.
