Let those who have ears : interpreting the Christian faith through sign language

Loren  B McClanahan

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Let those who have ears : interpreting the Christian faith through sign language

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Loren B McClanahan. Let Those Who Have Ears : Interpreting the Christian Faith Through Sign Language. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/554bf182-7a77-4ec2-8c25-ddf83e38dab5.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

L. B. Mcclanahan. Let those who have ears : interpreting the Christian faith through sign language. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/554bf182-7a77-4ec2-8c25-ddf83e38dab5

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Loren B McClanahan. Let Those Who Have Ears : Interpreting the Christian Faith Through Sign Language. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/554bf182-7a77-4ec2-8c25-ddf83e38dab5.

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Loren B McClanahan

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Evangelism--Methods

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Abstract

This book is designed as a resource for persons who interpret the Christian Faith through sign language. It resupposes the interpreter has had basic sign language training. The work is composed of five chapters, a bibliography, and an alphabetical listing of the words found in the lexicon.Chapter One discusses the author's own involvement with the deaf community of his parish; the need for better sign language training for those who interpret the faith in a worship setting; and the specialized vocabulary needed to interpret biblical, theological, and liturgical concepts.Chapter Two presents a brief history of sign language, highlighting the major personalities and controversies which evolved over the past four hundred years; and the implications of that history for the interpreter in a religious setting. Chapter Three looks at the role of an interpreter in a religious setting, with special consideration given to the ethics governing the exercise of this gifted ministry within the church. Chapter Four presents approximately five hundred signs frequently used within the context of the church's worship. Each sign is accompanied by a definition; its etymology, if known; an illustration and verbal description of how the sign is executed. Chapter Five introduces a series of 'modifiers' which expand the basic lexicon. Some of these affixes are well known within the deaf community; others have recently been introduced in those schools which place great emphasis on manually coded English.

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