Overview
Whilst things have arguably moved on in the last decade, the church continues to discriminate against people on the grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality. Drawing from ten years of lectures and essays from leading figures associated with the movement such as Loretta Minghella, Anthony Reddie, and Michael Jaggesar, this book marks the 20th anniversary of the Inclusive Church network. Together the essays offer a unique and inspiring account of what an inclusive church is, why it matters, and where it is going.
Full Product Details
Author: Inclusive Church ,
Ruth Wilde
Publisher: SCM Press
Imprint: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334065197
ISBN 10: 0334065194
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 September 2023
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""This powerful book understands that the personal is political and the political is theological. Its authors offer a challenge to power and privilege in the church, daring to imagine God’s justice in its place. Their celebration of how far we have come, after 20 years of Inclusive Church, is tempered by the truth of how far we still have to journey before we are a church that honours the God of the margins, a church that has room for all God’s people. “The work is not finished,” in Fiona MacMillan’s words, “but something has begun”. -- Naomi Lawson-Jacobs ""...brings together cries from the depths of exclusion, pain and grief, with a burning vision of God’s expansive love and grace, in a prophetic, multi-voiced, gospel call to repentance, belonging, justice and joy. Let the Spirit, through the pages of this book, encourage and challenge you, teach and transform you, and even – miracle of miracles – give you hope for the Church!"" -- Al Barrett
"""This powerful book understands that the personal is political and the political is theological. Its authors offer a challenge to power and privilege in the church, daring to imagine God’s justice in its place. Their celebration of how far we have come, after 20 years of Inclusive Church, is tempered by the truth of how far we still have to journey before we are a church that honours the God of the margins, a church that has room for all God’s people. “The work is not finished,” in Fiona MacMillan’s words, “but something has begun”. -- Naomi Lawson-Jacobs"
Author Information
Ruth Wilde is the National Coordinator of Inclusive Church and Tutor for the Inclusion of Disabled People at Northern Baptist College. She blogs at ruthwildetheology.co.uk.
