Healing Ableism

Stories About Disability and Religious Life

De: Darla Schumm

Narrado por: Andrea Emmes

Most people encounter disability at some point in their lives, either in their own bodies or through a friend or loved one. Faith leaders, sacred texts, and members of religious communities frequently offer religious teachings and metaphors as explanation for the presence of disability, but rarely do we hear the voices of people living with disabilities reflecting on their experiences of God, faith, or religious life. In Healing Ableism: Stories about Disability and Religious Life, Darla Schumm explores the extraordinary stories of people with disabilities who struggle with the ordinary human challenges of faith and doubt, exclusion and inclusion, and injustice and justice. Blending candid story-telling, cultural critique, and theory, Schumm invites listeners to reflect on the experiences of people with disabilities in religious communities and organizations. Schumm argues that it's not disability that needs healing, it's ableism that needs healing. In the final chapter, Schumm offers accessible love as one avenue for healing ableism.

©2025 Darla Schumm (P)2025 Highbridge Audio

a great blend of scholarship and personal story

This book asks us to heal ableism by practicing accessible love. Schumm's personal stories bring to life the theories and perspectives she advances in making her case that religious communities, and communities in general, need to heal the ableism endemic to them. highly recommend.