John M. Hull

"Touching the Rock" is a unique exploration of that distant, infinitely strange 'other world' of blindness. John Hull writes of odd sounds and echoes, of people without faces, of a curious new relationship between waking and dreaming, of a changed perception of nature and human personality. He reveals a world in which every human experience - eating and lovemaking, playing with children and buying drinks in the bar - is transformed. 'The incisiveness of Hull's observation, the beauty of his language, make this book poetry; the depth of his reflection turns it into phenomenology or philosophy.' Oliver Sacks, neurologist and bestselling author (1933-2015) 'He lets us see with no trace of self-pity or self-praise how blindness has become for him a genuine acquisition, an unforeseeably rich gift that has made of him what so few of us are: excellent watchers and hearers of the world . . . triumphant in the teeth of ruin.' Reynolds Price, American novelist (1933-2011) "Notes on Blindness," a feature film and virtual reality experience by Peter Middleton & James Spinney based on John's original audio diaries. The project is an Archer's Mark Production in association with Fee Fie Foe Films and 104 Films in co-production with Agat Films & Cie/Ex Nihilo. www.notesonblindness.co.uk

This work portrays the experience of being blind, and gives a heightened awareness of the role of sight in everyday life. The author describes how his perception of things has altered since he became blind, and describes his relationships and the practical details of his changed life.

When John Hull went blind he realised that the Bible was written by sighted people. Even Jesus shared in the attitudes of his day towards blindness. In writing this exceptional book, Hull ignored the printed text and listened to the Bible on tape. The result is an entirely novel interpretation, which challenges the sighted monopology yet brings fresh insights into the Bible for both sighted and blind. This book makes a powerful contribution to the burgeoning interest in theologies of disability.

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Although, there appears to have been no critical responses so far, the report on Mission-Shaped Churches is being used all over England in the training of people for public ministry. Here, for the first time, is a serious theological evaluation of the framework within which this policy document is presented. John Hull's response to the report raises hugely important questions about the concepts of Kingdom, Church, Gospel and Mission, concepts that are not distinguished clearly, consistently or acceptably in the report. He looks in particular to the consequences this has on the treatment given to issues surrounding poverty, consumerism, pluralism in faith and community. Whilst the author shares the hopes for a renewal of the church, most strongly, and is an avid supporter of the fresh expression of churches, he raises critical questions about the way we go about creating cell churches and cafe churches. He also raises questions about the inherent territorialism, and possible ignorance of realistic situations of poverty or multi-faith communities that the Church may harbour. Although, the report may look for a mission-shaped church what it finds and seems to want to recreate is a church-shaped mission.

Paperback. Slight wear on upper edge of text and on facing of cover. Otherwise pristine

Autobiografie slepce, se zaměřením na období jeho úplné slepoty a na niterné pocity a sny nevidomého člověka. John M. Hull však nepíše jen o svých pocitech, obavách, frustracích a nadějích. Vypráví také o tom, jaké konkrétní překážky musel coby úplný slepec překonávat v každodenním životě a jak oslepnutí ovlivnilo jeho vztahy k blízkým lidem, přátelům, kolegům. Narodil se 22. dubna 1935 v Corryongu na severovýchodě australského státu Victoria a dnes je emeritním profesorem náboženské výchovy na Birminghamské univerzitě v Anglii. Potíže se zrakem měl již od útlého dětství a registrovaným nevidomým se stal v roce 1980. Jeho čtenářsky velmi úspěšný deník o zkušenostech se slepotou vyšel již v roce 1990 pod názvem „Dotýkat se kamene: zkušenost se slepotou“ (Touching the Rock: An Experience of Blindness). Tato kniha je reedicí tohoto deníku, doplněnou o některé pasáže, jež v původním vydání chyběly, a o četné postřehy z pozdějších let. Je strhujícím svědectvím o pocitech člověka snažícího se přizpůsobit neznámému světu slepoty.

The Tactile Heart is a collection of theological essays on relating blindness and faith and developing a theology of blindness that makes a constructive contribution to the wider field of disability theology. John Hull looks at key texts in the Christian tradition, such as the Bible, written as a text for sighted people, and at hymns, which often use blindness as a metaphor for ignorance and explores how these can be read by blind people.

Teaching children about the central issues of religion rarely if ever occurs in public schools. This is due partly to fears about violating the â freedom of religion.â It is also due to the failure of many adults and teachers to acquire the kind of vocabulary that will enable them to talk about God and the issues of human life which God-talk entails. In this book, John M. Hull deals with both of these issues, concentrating on the latter. He acknowledges that it is not a public but a parental and church responsibility to nurture the faith of young children. Nevertheless he argues that conversation about God can still fulfill a strictly educational purpose. This study of childrenâ s conversations about God draws upon three major streams of the social (1) the tradition of cognitive stage development associated with Jean Piaget, (2) the use of psychoanalysis in understanding religious upbringing, and (3) hermeneutics and the art of interpretation. Chapter titles include â The Power of a Concrete Theology,â â Thinking in Images,â â The Moral Order, Prayer, and the Bible,â â Family Life and the Origins of God-talk,â and â The Structure of Religious Conversation.â In addition to introductory material and explanatory comments, each chapter reports actual conversations with children about God and religious issues. Background readings for each chapter are noted in a concluding section. Parents and teachers of young children will find this refreshing and realistic study especially useful, as will professors of practical theology and parish education. John M. Hull is Professor of Religious Education and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Continuing Studies in the University of Birmingham, England.>

Thirty years ago John Hull wrote “What Prevents Christian Adults from Learning?”. This new book asks “What Prevents Christian Adults from Acting?” How has it come about that the Church appears to be so preoccupied with itself? What happened to the quest for the social justice of the Kingdom of God?

Part of a programme of written, visual and audio resources for religious education, these picture-story books are grouped in pairs around seven topics. Typically, one of a pair presents a story from a faith tradition, while the other depicts issues in the life of a follower of that faith.

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