{"product_id":"how-ableism-fuels-racism-dismantling-the-hierarchy-of-bodies-in-the-church-9781587436123","title":"How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church","description":"\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marshaling fine-grained historical detail and scrupulous analysis, Hardwick persuades.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write \u003ci\u003eHow Ableism Fuels Racism \u003c\/i\u003eto help Christian communities engage in critical conversations about race by addressing issues of ableism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardwick believes that ableism--the idea that certain bodies are better than others--and the disability discrimination fueled by this perspective are the root causes of racial bias and injustice in American culture and in the church. Here, he uses historical records, biblical interpretation, and disability studies to examine how ableism in America led to the creation of images, idols, and institutions that perpetuate both disability and racial discrimination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe then goes a step further, calling the church into action to address the deep-seated issues of ableism that started it all and offering practical steps to help readers dismantle ableism and racism both in attitude and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLamar Hardwick\u003c\/b\u003e (DMin, Liberty University) is the former lead pastor of Tri-Cities Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and the author of \u003ci\u003eDisability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a graduate of the Yale Divinity School Clergy Scholar Program and a 2017 graduate of Georgia Forward's Young Gamechangers program. Hardwick regularly writes and speaks on disability inclusion in the church. He has written for \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and BioLogos and is a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610642092306,"sku":"9781587436123","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8b0a8a2-f728-4a6c-81e9-8938a37daa42.jpg?v=1732346447","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-ableism-fuels-racism-dismantling-the-hierarchy-of-bodies-in-the-church-9781587436123","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}