The Bible & Disability: Toward Inclusive Christian Communities

This year’s Perry Gresham Bible Lecture will be given by Dr. Amos Yong and will focus on our  growing awareness as a culture of disability.   Often the church is unaware of ways in which they can be more welcoming of persons with disability -- whether in their programming, facilities, and conversation. 

Dr. Yong is Professor of Theology at Regent University in Virginia.  His younger brother has Down Syndrome, and so he speaks from personal experience and a deep engagement with the Bible.  In this presentation  he will seek to open our eyes to the way in which the Bible speaks to this issue, so that the church can be a truly welcoming and inclusive as a community of faith.

            Participants are encouraged to read Dr. Yong's book The Bible, Disability, and the Church, (Eerdmans, 2011) before coming to the presentation.  

Registration $10

Includes lunch