Inclusion to Belonging

“From Inclusion to Belonging; A Practical Theology of Community, Disability and Humanness” is the article that I have began to take a look at for my project. In this article the topics of alienation, stigmatization, and exclusion are discussed in relation to disability and how we can overcome these in our classrooms. In the article it is mentioned that we need to move from the idea of inclusion, to that of belonging. I believe that this is an important idea to research further. However, the article also discussed the view of Jean Vanier and Dietrich Bonhoeffe who suggest that religion has a major role in the inclusion of those with disabilities.

From this point, I would like to continue to research some different perspectives. I am curious to see how others view this topic, as I know that I have my own beliefs and values that have been engrained into me throughout my life. It will be interesting to see how many perspectives are out there that have been written about.