Miłosierdzie w wychowaniu osób z niepełnosprawnością. Perspektywa pedagogiki chrześcijańskiej
Mercy in Care and Education of Persons with a Disability. The Perspective of Christian Pedagogy

Summary/Abstract: Mercy is the core of Christian morality and a prerequisite of Christian life. It may be expressed in words, deeds and prayer. The article presents a Christian view on the relations that occur in the care and education of persons with a disability (relations with parents, teachers, educators, therapists). The author presents examples of mercy revealed by God the Father and Christ and points to the crucial aspects in the preparation of educators to carrying out their tasks in the spirit of mercy. She also describes the essence and characteristic features of a merciful attitude of an educator (manifestations of active love and charity in practice). The practical implementation of mercy in the relations educator-person with a disability refers to understanding mercy in the context of rahămim – the mother’s womb – and the love that a mother has towards her child. Another key issue is that in the relation of education that is run by the rules of merciful love there is no benefactor and beneficiary, but there are two persons who are equal in human dignity, and each one of them gives and receives mercy, although in a different form. The paper also presents problems related to the education of persons with a disability towards mercy and to the necessity of self-education in this respect.

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