Description: In this way, Perfect in Weakness is important not only in the realm of disability studies but in the wider Christian community that is mired within the cultural ideologies of our time.
Review Quotes:
This book skillfully incorporates Scripture, theology, disability studies, philosophy, history, and neuroscience. It both critiques problematic views of "perfect" resurrected bodies and argues convincingly for diverse embodiment in resurrected life. Throughout the book, Whitaker articulates and models intellectual humility (e.g., pp. 33, 85, 135), acknowledging God's surprising creativity and allowing the reader to explore with her. She presents a panoply of theoretical perspectives succinctly and clearly to argue for the retention view from a Christian perspective while consistently reflecting on its ramifications for life in the present.
--Bart B. Bruehler "Journal of Disability and Religion"