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Disability and the Church

By: Lamar Hardwick, Bill Gaventa - foreword
Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
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Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church.

Disability and the Church is a practical and theological reconsideration of the church's responsibilities to the disabled community. Too often disabled persons are pushed away from the church or made to feel unwelcome in any number of ways. As Hardwick writes, "This should not be." He insists that the good news of Jesus affirms God's image in all people, and he offers practical steps and strategies to build stronger, truly inclusive communities of faith.

©2021 Lamar Hardwick (P)2022 eChristian
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Helpful to navigate deeper calls of faith practice

I really appreciated this book’s call to consideration of restructuring the church in a way that welcomes and affirms God’s vision through the lens of neurodivergent & differently abled folks. I wasn’t aware that ADA requirements do not apply to houses of worship & this book has called me to reflect upon how I can be looking to empower differently abled & neurodivergent folks in my house of worship. I appreciate that this book gives a pathway to communication yet does not speak for all. Instead, the author asks us to make space for whomever we encounter not so that they may be tokens of our altruism, but to show us a more comprehensive view of God. I’m grateful for this book & have recommended it to others in my own church.

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Misuse of Scripture and one occurrence of foul language

Bible passages are taken from “the message” which shouldn’t even be considered a proper version of Scripture especially considering there are so many great modern translations. Please read other books on the topic this one is not worth your time.

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