Disability and The Church (Part Two) - What is a Human? with Michael Morelli

This is the second of a four-part seminar series on disability and the church. It explores what it means to be human, specifically from the perspective of the Bible, theology, and what most people call disability.These seminars were the result of a collaborative effort between The Lazarus Centre, Northwest Seminary and College, and Fellowship Pacific, and this show.If you haven't listened to the first seminar exploring the history of disability language and rhetoric, check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/disability-and-the-church-seminar-part-one-before/id1779392257?i=1000720849933

Bio

Michael is Associate Professor of Theology & Ethics and Program Manager, Life-Long Learning at Northwest College & Seminary. He holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and is the author of Theology, Ethics, and Technology in the Work of Jacques Ellul and Paul Virilio: A Nascent Theological Tradition (Lexington Books) and editor of Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and World: A New Essay By Jacques Ellul and Five Critical Engagements (Pickwick). He publishes and presents on a variety of topics within the fields of theology, morality, culture, politics, technology, and disability. He has also worked in local church ministry and continues to serve the church in a lay capacity.

Links

Substack: https://personalistmanifestos.substack.com/

Instagram: mchlmorelli

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mchlmorelli.bsky.social

The Lazarus Centre: www.thelazaruscentre.org

Northwest College and Seminary: www.nbseminary.ca

Fellowship Pacific: https://fellowshippacific.ca/

Additional Resources

Vincent Lloyd, Black Natural Law: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/black-natural-law-9780199362189

Brian Brock and John Swinton (eds.), Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802866028/disability-in-the-christian-tradition/