Disability theologians are asking, what does resurrection and renewal mean if Jesus’ wounds remained after he rose from the dead? 

It’s a question that challenges our received notions about disability and identity – not just for Christians, but potentially for anyone affected by disability. That’s one in six people in Australia and, in the end, almost all of us at some point in our lives.

The Rev Professor John Swinton is founder of Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability, and Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. His many books include Dementia: Living in the Memories of God.

Dr Louise Gosbell is a ministry leader with Our Place Christian Communities, and the author of The Poor, the Crippled, the Blind and the Lame.

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