Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group

The Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group is incorporated in Illinois as a not-for-profit corporation and a tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with Employer Identification Number: 14-1982424. As a a community group of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis, we provide support and information to parents of children with Down syndrome in Southwestern Illinois. Our aim is to support each other and enrich the lives of our children so they may reach their fullest potential to lead an independent life within the community.

Our group meets periodically to encourage and strengthen each other, by striving to increase our knowledge, understanding and hope about Down syndrome. We share new information, ideas and advice to become better advocates to our children.

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The Child King

Theology and Down Syndrome


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Synopsis
When little brother, Jarret (Will Kellem) expresses doubts about the existence of Santa Claus, his older sibling, Jeremy (Peter Johnson), a teenager with Down syndrome, takes him on a journey to the North Pole to prove Santa is real.
In the course of their magical adventure, the brothers encounter a host of colorful characters– none more fascinating than a large man with a snow-white beard who mysteriously appears in various guises, offering the boys a guiding hand on their way North.

"The Child King is a holiday tale filled with life lessons and life experiences all of us will value." –Exceptional Parent Magazine

"The Child King is an inspirational and adventurous tale that shows us those with intellectual disabilities are not to be underestimated, but rather looked to as examples of how to love unconditionally and transcend the stereotypes in our society." –Special Olympics International

"A heartwarming holiday movie that shines a light on the gifts and talents of individuals with intellectual disabilities." –Best Buddies International

"A new holiday classic... The Child King touches the heart and makes you believe that dreams do come true." –Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles


	Excerpt

Theology and Down Syndrome is one of the first attempts to think critically, constructively, and systematically about traditional theological topics in dialogue with the emerging field of disability studies. Informed by medical, social scientific, and other discourses that constitute contemporary disability scholarship, this book reimagines established doctrines from the perspective of our modern experiences of intellectual and physical disabilities.

Amos Yong says he hopes this is an edifying work on theology and Down syndrome. It is certainly that but much more. Yong has done nothing less than provide the most comprehensive analysis we have of the philosophical issues surrounding Down syndrome. But more importantly, drawing on an account of the Holy Spirit, he helps us better appreciate how focusing on disability makes us re-think fundamental theological categories.

—Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School

Amos Yong (Ph.D. Boston University) is Professor of Theology at the Regent University School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Virginia.