At the Gates: Disability, Justice and the Churches

Based on extensive research, Naomi Lawson Jacobs and Emily Richardson have collected prophetic and transformative narratives of experience, shared directly by disabled people who have rarely been enabled to speak in Christian books about disability. By centring disabled Christians’ own stories, this book calls for churches to move from a care-based approach to disability, to one that is focused on justice, equality, and access to churches for disabled Christians.

Author: Naomi Lawson-Jacobs
Publisher: Darton Longman and Todd
Published: 11/30/2022
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.91w x 1.02d
ISBN13: 9781913657185
ISBN10: 1913657183
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Christian Ministry | Pastoral Resources
– Religion | Christian Living | Social Issues

About the Author
Naomi Lawson-Jacobs (they/them) is an independent social researcher and disability equality trainer, who works in the voluntary sector and in churches. After an MA in Disability Studies, Naomi’s PhD in Study of Religions (SOAS, University of London) was based on research with disabled Christians, whose stories have contributed to this book. Naomi is on the planning team of the Inclusive Church/St Martin-in-the-Fields disability conference, and they write and speak widely on disability and justice in church and society.