How ableism fuels racism : dismantling the hierarchy of bodies in the church / Lamar Hardwick.

Title:

ISBN:

9781587436123

9781587436284

Personal Author:

Hardwick, Lamar, 1978-

Publication Information:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2024]

Physical Description:

xi, 179 pages ; 21 cm

Contents:

Introduction: In their own eyes -- Disability, Blackness, and early American Christianity -- The road to racism: Ableism, religion, and racial bias -- John Piper and the politics of desirability -- Do no harm: Religious rhetoric, disability, and healthcare -- Blackballed: Ableism and the Black church -- The disabled God and the rise of the American Jesus -- Bodies of work: Exceptionalism, ableism, and our theology of work -- Disability, the cross, and unraveling shame: Remembering Jesus and reimagining disability -- Conclusion: Jesus, joy, and justice.

Summary:

"An autistic pastor and disability scholar helps the contemporary church understand the connections between ableism and racism and how to dismantle both in attitudes and practices"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Disabilities -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

Discrimination against people with disabilities

Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

Genre:

Informational works

Instructional and educational works

OCLC Number:

on1391327401

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