Disability Justice, Church Accessibility & Our Disabled God - Dr. Amy Kenny

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21 June 2022

46 mins 32 secs

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About this Episode

Much of the church has forgotten that we worship a disabled God whose wounds survived resurrection, says Amy Kenny. It is time for the church to start treating disabled people as full members of the body of Christ who have much more to offer than a miraculous cure narrative and to learn from their embodied experiences.

In this interview, Dr. Amy Kenny discusses her research and new book "My Body is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church," published by Brazos Press & Baker Publishing:
http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/my-body-is-not-a-prayer-request/409340

Amy Kenny (PhD, University of Sussex) is a disabled scholar and a Shakespeare lecturer whose research focuses on medical and bodily themes in literature. Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, The Mighty, The Audacity, and Sojourners.

YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/bUrmz4GqnXo