It took until 2008 for the credentialing body of theological education (Association for Theological Schools) to put out a statement that its schools should strive for more inclusion regarding disability. It’s wild that they needed to put out a statement (but not surprising). It’s also not surprising that it took until 2008 to do so.
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Unfortunately, seminaries have historically paid little attention to persons with disability. In fact, for more than thirty years, calls have been issued for greater inclusivity for people with disabilities—in enrollment, in curriculum, and in faculty.٧ In 2008, The Association of Theological Schools issued a policy guideline inviting its member schools “to live toward a vision of inclusion of all God’s people in theological education.” ATS challenged theological schools to both “welcome people with disabilities into the communal life and mission of the institution” and “prepare men and women for ministry with attention to the unique gifts and needs of persons with disabilities who will be present in their congregations and communities.”1
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Bonnie j. Miller-McLemore, “Practical Theology and Pedagogy: Embodying Theological Know-How,” in For Life Abundant: Practical Theology, Theological Education, and Christian Ministry, eds. Dorothy c. Bass and Craig Dykstra (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2008), 170-94. ↩