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How ableism fuels racism, dismantling the hierarchy of bodies in the church, Lamar Hardwick

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How ableism fuels racism, dismantling the hierarchy of bodies in the church, Lamar Hardwick
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
How ableism fuels racism
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Lamar Hardwick
Sub title
dismantling the hierarchy of bodies in the church
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
Table Of 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
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Content