Disabling Theological Education

The white male self-sufficient persona that Willie Jennings argues is the evaluative standard for theological education and ministerial formation is also able bodied. Consequently, theological education has been ableist and has neither adequately responded to the reality of disability in its physica...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of disability & religion
Main Author: Conner, Benjamin T. 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
In: Journal of disability & religion
Further subjects:B inclusive ministry
B Inclusive Education
B Disability studies
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Description
Summary:The white male self-sufficient persona that Willie Jennings argues is the evaluative standard for theological education and ministerial formation is also able bodied. Consequently, theological education has been ableist and has neither adequately responded to the reality of disability in its physical or academic structures nor prepared graduates to address the pastoral and theological questions that arise from the lived experience of disability. Theological education needs to be disabled.
ISSN:2331-253X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of disability & religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23312521.2021.1901637