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6. The Disabled God

on a yellow background, next to an image of the cover of The Disabled God by Eiesland is the quote: "This [disabled] God enables both a struggle for justice among people with disabilities and an end to estrangement from our own bodies." (page 105)

The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy Eiesland is the foundational work of disability theology. Robyn and Stephanie talk about the book, the Church’s sin of disabling theology Eiesland identifies, Eiesland’s vision of the disabled God, and a disability theology approach to the sacraments. Transcript NY Times ObitThe Accessible God Episodes: The DisabledContinue reading “6. The Disabled God”

5. Service Dogs with Pat (part 2)

We continue our conversation with Pat McKenna. Pat is the Assistant Division Director at the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He is also an attorney and a long time guide dog handler who lives with his wife and sons in Central NJ. Transcript Links related to the episode:Pat and Finn Go-ProContinue reading “5. Service Dogs with Pat (part 2)”

4. Service Dogs with Pat (Part 1)

It’s not like there’s a lot of service animals out there, right? And it’s a different sort of thing. You know, you’re out there, and you’re doing your daily activities, and lo and behold you encounter this incredible thing. And it is incredible. I’ve been working with them for 20 years, and that doesn’t mean I’ve become sort of numb to it. If anything I’m more in awe of what they do now than I was 20 years ago.

We talk with Pat McKenna about service dogs. Pat is the Assistant Division Director at the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He is also an attorney and a long time guide dog handler who lives with his wife and sons in Central NJ. Transcript Links related to the episode:Pat and FinnContinue reading “4. Service Dogs with Pat (Part 1)”

3. Lindsay

We talk with the Rev. Lindsay Lunnum. Lindsay is a neurotypical parent raising a child who is deeply impacted by autism. She is also a priest and the rector of Zion Episcopal Church in Douglaston (Queens, NYC). Lindsay is the spokesperson for Rhythms of Grace, a ministry of worship and faith formation for children andContinue reading “3. Lindsay”

2. Stephanie’s Story

Robyn and Stephanie talk about why Stephanie said yes to this podcast. They also talk about future content and their interview practices. Full Transcript Hear more from Nathan Leigh who composed our music (link).See more art from the Rev’d Stephanie London who created our title graphic (link).

1. Robyn’s Story

Black text on a pale blue background partially framed one two sides with green lines reads, "The people who need us to talk about this better aren't some outreach population, they are the people who are actively in our pews that we are under serving and they're our clergy."

In this episode Stephanie and Robyn talk about what in Robyn’s history lead to caring about faith and disability and approaching Stephanie about a project that became this podcast.We also talk about how the name of the podcast came about and why we love it. Full Transcript(Our transcripts are lightly edited for clarity.) Hear moreContinue reading “1. Robyn’s Story”

Trailer

Welcome to the Accessible Altar! Hear more from Nathan Leigh who composed our music (link).See more art from the Rev’d Stephanie London who created our title graphic (link).