Armies of Misfits: Mobility Disabilities and Activism in the Biblical Studies Classroom

This article argues for the disabled body as a site of resistance and for the biblical studies classroom as one venue to mobile towards world-changing activism. After reviewing a range of models from disability studies (the medical, social/minority, religious and political/relational models) this ar...

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Autores principales:	Darla Schumm, Jennifer L. Koosed
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	University of Sheffield 2020
Materias:	disability activism misfitting 2 samuel 5: 6–8 mark 2: 1–12 feminist disability theory The Bible BS1-2970
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ddb4f90a8d254c51882893d7d5902f6e2021-11-18T14:47:02ZArmies of Misfits: Mobility Disabilities and Activism in the Biblical Studies Classroom2633-069510.17613/rbtb-g361https://doaj.org/article/ddb4f90a8d254c51882893d7d5902f6e2020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hcommons.org/deposits/view/hc:32436/CONTENT/4.-schumm-koosed-armies.pdf/https://doaj.org/toc/2633-0695This article argues for the disabled body as a site of resistance and for the biblical studies classroom as one venue to mobile towards world-changing activism. After reviewing a range of models from disability studies (the medical, social/minority, religious and political/relational models) this article advocates for what the authors call “misfitting”. Using select biblical stories that feature characters with mobility disabilities and that also demonstrate discriminatory attitudes toward these characters, namely 2 Samuel 5:6-8 and Mark 2:1-12, misfitting is illustrated.Darla SchummJennifer L. KoosedUniversity of Sheffieldarticledisabilityactivismmisfitting2 samuel 5: 6–8mark 2: 1–12feminist disability theoryThe BibleBS1-2970ENJournal for Interdisciplinary Biblical Studies, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 50-65 (2020)
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description	This article argues for the disabled body as a site of resistance and for the biblical studies classroom as one venue to mobile towards world-changing activism. After reviewing a range of models from disability studies (the medical, social/minority, religious and political/relational models) this article advocates for what the authors call “misfitting”. Using select biblical stories that feature characters with mobility disabilities and that also demonstrate discriminatory attitudes toward these characters, namely 2 Samuel 5:6-8 and Mark 2:1-12, misfitting is illustrated.
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Armies of Misfits: Mobility Disabilities and Activism in the Biblical Studies Classroom

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