Revisiting the Disabled God: A Constructive Conversation with Lisa Powell

In The Disabled God Revisited: Trinity, Eschatology, and Liberation (T&T Clark 2023), Lisa Powell offers a constructive critique of and elaboration upon Nancy Eiesland's seminal text The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability (Abingdon Press 1994). At the heart of Powell's proposal is a portrait of the Trinity that emphasizes God's deep solidarity with creation, the marginalized, and the disabled. As she sketches this portrait, Powell brings disability and liberation theologies together with an unlikely conversation partner - Barth studies. The result is an account of divine origins that includes vulnerability, care, and interdependence. This panel is an appreciative interrogation of Powell's book, examining it from numerous theological perspectives. Powell will be present to engage the panelists and the audience in conversation.