<description>&lt;p&gt;Abi is joined by researcher-activist &lt;a href="https://naomilawsonjacobs.com/at-the-gates-disability-justice-and-the-churches/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Naomi Lawson Jacobs&lt;/a&gt;, co-author of the book &lt;a href="https://naomilawsonjacobs.com/at-the-gates-disability-justice-and-the-churches/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;At the Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches&lt;/a&gt;. Naomi's research tells the stories of disabled people; the stories behind the shocking statistics. Naomi tells Abi about activism led by disabled people, the challenges that disabled Christians face, who and what we should be valuing and the problem with the idea of "inclusion". &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dartonlongmantodd.co.uk/titles/2360-9781913657185-at-the-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;shares disabled Christians’ stories in their own words. These storytellers speak back to a church that has more often told their stories for them, calling for justice for all the disabled Christians who have been left waiting at the church gates.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buy &lt;a href="https://www.dartonlongmantodd.co.uk/titles/2360-9781913657185-at-the-gates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buy &lt;a href="https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/christian-living/social-issues-and-responsibility/the-hopeful-activist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Hopeful Activist book here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Hopeful Activists' Podcast

Rich Gower and Abigail Thomas

Beyond Inclusion: Disability Justice

DEC 20, 202438 MIN
The Hopeful Activists' Podcast

Beyond Inclusion: Disability Justice

DEC 20, 202438 MIN

Description

Abi is joined by researcher-activist Naomi Lawson Jacobs, co-author of the book At the Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches. Naomi's research tells the stories of disabled people; the stories behind the shocking statistics. Naomi tells Abi about activism led by disabled people, the challenges that disabled Christians face, who and what we should be valuing and the problem with the idea of "inclusion". At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches shares disabled Christians’ stories in their own words. These storytellers speak back to a church that has more often told their stories for them, calling for justice for all the disabled Christians who have been left waiting at the church gates.Buy At The Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches here.Buy The Hopeful Activist book here.