From Inclusion to Justice
Disability, Ministry, and Congregational Leadership
$74.73
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2022
Summary
American Christianity tends to view disabled persons as problems to be solved rather than people with experiences and gifts that enrich the church. Churches have generated policies, programs, and curricula geared toward “including” disabled people while still maintaining “able-bodied” theologies, ministries, care, and leadership. Ableism—not lack of ramps, of finances, or of accessible worship—is the biggest obstacle for disabled ministry in America.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781481316941 |
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| ISBN-10: | 148131694X |
| Author: | Erin Raffety |
| Publisher: | Baylor University Press |
| Imprint: | Baylor University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 221mm x 150mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Studies in Religion, Theology, and Disability |
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Critics Review
This book is a passionate but demanding read, addressed to an audience acquainted with the premises of disability theology. With its staunch but very well-argued critique of the practice of inclusion, this book offers an important contribution to the field for experienced researchers at the intersection of religion and disability.
–Talitha Cooreman-Guittin, University of Fribourg “Studies in Christian Ethics”About The Author
Erin Raffety
Erin Raffety is a Research Fellow at the Center of Theological Inquiry, a cultural anthropologist, and an ordained PCUSA pastor.
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