Table of Contents

Introduction: Theology and Disability ‘Down Under’ Andrew Picard and Myk Habets Part II: Theology, Disability and Being 1. Disability and the Theology of 4D Personhood Sue Patterson 2. The World of Cystic Fibrosis: From Diagnosis to Dignity D. Gareth Jones 3. Parenting a Child with Autism, and the Father-Heart of God Ian Waddington 4. Disability Discrimination in the Book of Job Kirk Patston 5. No Longer Strangers: Disabled Ontology and the Church as Meaningful Community in Liquid Modernity Andrew Picard 6. Conversations with James on Leadership: What can we Learn about Leadership and Personhood from People with Severe Cognitive Disability? Charles Hewlett 7. ‘He’s My Mate’: Cerebral Palsy, Church, and the Gift of Friendship Manuele Teofilo Part III: Theology, Disability, and Belonging 8. The Silence Surrounding Psych-Wards Christine Welten 9. Disability in the Australian Church: Results from the 2011 Church Life Survey Jason Forbes and Lindsey Gale 10. The Deaf as Mission Field: ‘Seeing is Believing’ Celia King 11. Banqueting and Disability in the Ancient World: Reconsidering the Parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24) Louise Gosbell 12. Mephibosheth at the Table: A High Point in Davidic Kingship 2 Samuel 9:1-13 Rod Thompson 13. Welcoming and Including People with Intellectual Disability: A Study of Five Churches Carol Fearon 14. From Inclusion to Belonging: Why ‘Disabled’ Bodies are Necessary for the Faithfulness of the Church John Swinton Part IV: Theology, Disability, and Becoming 15. Unseen Disability in the Australian Pentecostal Church: Australian Christian Churches, The Four-fold Gospel, and Challenges for the Mentally Ill Greta EC Wells 16. Beyond Charity: What does a High Value of Disabled People in Society Look like? Evan Clulee 17. Disability and Divinization: Eschatological Parables and Allegations Myk Habets 18. Hope in the Mountain Manifesto: The Beatitude’s Alternative to the Social Model‘s Hope Immanuel Koks 19. Disability and the Renewal of Theological Education: Beyond Ableism Amos Yong 20. The Trouble with Normal: What Difference does a Theology of Disability Make? Rhonda Swenson and Mary Caygill