Who is the God we worship?

Reading scripture through disability theology

Abstract

I became interested in theologies of disability as the parent of a child with cognitive and physical disabilities. This lived experience has changed the way I preach and teach and the way I think of God and community. Disability theologies tend to emerge from the real lived experiences of persons with disabilities and those close to them, and they offer creative readings of scripture and crucial insights into the practices of the church. They also expose the ableism of certain normative understandings of God. In this essay I discuss one of the central questions asked by disability theologians: Who is the God we worship?