Disability Inclusion in Africa - Large Print Edition
From Harmful to Life-Giving Theologies
Author: Madleina Daehnhardt, Nina G. Kurlberg, Sas Conradie and Emmanuel Murangira
People living with some form of disability continue to face discrimination and exclusion from full participation in public life, even within the church. Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection fills a need for scholarship on disability theology in African theological institutions.
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People living with some form of disability continue to face discrimination and exclusion from full participation in public life, even within the church. Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection fills a need for scholarship on disability theology in African theological institutions.
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Despite recent signs of change, people living with some form of disability continue to face discrimination, marginalization, and exclusion from full participation in public life, even within the church. In Africa particularly, those living with disabilities are often subject to stigma, abuse, and neglect, attitudes which can stem from misleading theologies.
Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection of essays fills a long-standing need for scholarship on disability theology in African theological institutions. Contextually engaging with challenging topics, such as the perception of disability as punishment for sins and the doctrine of imago Dei in light of disability, readers are encouraged to critically reflect on theological understandings and approaches that cause harm instead of promoting disability inclusion.
Critic Reviews
Disability Inclusion in Africa is an eye-opening and transformative work that redefines how disability is perceived within theological and cultural contexts in Africa. This book is essential reading for scholars, practitioners, and advocates committed to creating more inclusive communities in the faith realm.
Nicodeme Hakizimana, PhD
Executive Director,
Organization for Integration and Promotion of Persons with Albinism (OIPPA), Rwanda
Disability Inclusion in Africa is a groundbreaking work that enriches the growing scholarship of theology and disability studies in the African context. It stands out not only for its rich scholarship but also for its inclusive approach, making it a significant contribution to the field.
Esther Mombo, PhD
Professor, School of Theology,
St Paul's University, Kenya
It is encouraging to see a title of this sorts being published. An attempt to move from harmful (and yes, Christian) theologies to life-giving theologies. This book is both theological and practical and important read for all who are working and living in this space of disabilities.
Nico Mostert, PhD
Executive Director,
Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT)
A dialogue between disability and theology in the African context is long overdue. I cannot wait to read this book thoroughly, because at first glance it begins to answer many of my questions. It is thorough, balanced and scholarly without being off-puttingly academic. I have no hesitation in recommending this work.
Tom Shakespeare, PhD
Professor of Disability Research,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
About the Author
MADLEINA DAEHNHARDT is a social researcher and has an MPhil in social anthropology and a PhD in development studies, both from the University of Cambridge, UK, where she has until recently been an affiliated lecturer. NINA KURLBERG is a postdoctoral research associate at Durham University, UK, and she previously worked for Tearfund, developing theology in the area of equality, diversity and inclusion. SAS CONRADIE is the international partnerships manager for Tearfund, after having served for six years as their theology and networking engagement manager for Africa.
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