A review by keyaunnalb
How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church by Lamar Hardwick

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

an excellent learning experience through how ableism has inspired racism and other forms of discrimination throughout history and in the modern day. furthermore, the author’s personal experience as a black disabled priest connects the history to his personal life. however, when talking about the current covid-19 pandemic, there were many uses of “post-covid” language, which pushed forward that the church is still inaccessible to immunocompromised people who cannot risk infection in this day and age. another thing i couldn’t get behind in this book is the priest’s support of the state of israel, never referring to it as palestine once throughout the book, even in historical context. 

regardless of my personal qualms with the book, i truly do believe everyone should read this book, especially with the rise in religious hate and rhetoric which continues to affect disabled people every day.
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