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<p><b>28 June 2016</b></p>
<div class="bodytext"><h3><i>Called to Be a Church of All and for All</i></h3>
<h3><b>CONTENTS</b></h3>
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b></p>
<p>Â </p>
<p><b>CHAPTER 1 VALUING HUMAN DIVERSITY</b></p>
<p><i>Being Created in the Image of God</i></p>
<p><i>The Value of Life</i></p>
<p><i>The Language of “Disabilityâ€</i></p>
<p><i>Supporting People</i></p>
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<p><b>CHAPTER 2 CREATION AS AN ACT OF LOVE</b></p>
<p><i>Being God’s Creatures</i></p>
<p><i>Community and Communion </i></p>
<p><i>The Body of Christ</i></p>
<p>Â </p>
<p><b>CHAPTER 3 THE GIFT OF LIFE</b></p>
<p><i>Giftedness</i></p>
<p><i>Socio</i>-<i>economic Deprivation</i></p>
<p><i>Medical Technology</i></p>
<p>Â </p>
<p><b>CHAPTER 4 VULNERABILITY, LIMITATION, AND HEALING</b></p>
<p><i>Accepting the Human Condition</i></p>
<p><i>Limitation</i></p>
<p><i>Vulnerability</i></p>
<p><i>Charity</i></p>
<p><i>Healing</i></p>
<p>Â </p>
<p><b>CHAPTER 5 CALLED TO BE A CHURCH OF ALL AND FOR ALL</b></p>
<p><i>The Good News</i></p>
<p><i>Liturgy</i></p>
<p><i>Mission</i></p>
<p>Â </p>
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