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theology of disability

Read more about the article Nonverbal Individuals in the Church

Nonverbal Individuals in the Church

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 10, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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When Penny was first born, an older Christian woman with a child with Down syndrome came to visit. She told me how her church hadn’t wanted to baptize her daughter…

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Read more about the article Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?

Are People With Disabilities “Less Than” in Leviticus?

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:March 3, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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I recently opened my Instagram inbox and found a DM from one of you. I love receiving your questions about all sorts of things—parenting, disability, faith. This is one I…

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To Be Made Well and Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 27, 2023
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Healing
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When we look at the stories of Jesus with people with disabilities in the Bible, it can seem like a really simple equation. Disability=bad. Curing=good. But one of the things…

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Read more about the article Books About Disability and Theology

Books About Disability and Theology

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 11, 2023
  • Post category:Disability
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DOWNLOAD FREE RESOURCE The “theology of disability” is a topic that might sound obscure or abstract, but it has been life-changing for me. The theology of anything is just a…

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Read more about the article Vulnerable Humanity

Vulnerable Humanity

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 6, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
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“Curing is a physical process; it’s individual, usually (fairly) rapid, and concentrates on eliminating disease. Healing is a sociocultural process. It focuses on restoring interpersonal, social, and spiritual dimensions. It’s…

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Read more about the article How God Thinks About Disability

How God Thinks About Disability

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:October 31, 2022
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
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As we come to the end of Down Syndrome Awareness month, I had a chance to preach at church Sunday about the theology of disability.  It sounds like a heady…

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