Ableism has shaped the Church’s imagination of the human person — not only in relation to disability, but in the ways the Church understands strength, weakness, belonging and the body itself.
Join us as Tim Goode explores ableism through the themes of history, architecture, healing, safeguarding, movement and resurrection; inviting a deeper conversation about inclusion, heritage and the theological imagination of the Church. Rather than treating accessibility and inclusion as practical add-ons, this talk presents them as central expressions of the Gospel, and offers a hopeful vision of the Church which is inspired by the Advent of Christ, whose risen body still bears the wounds of love.
The Revd Canon Timothy Goode is Canon for Congregational Discipleship and Nurture at York Minster, where he leads on building up the worshipping community, discipleship, pastoral life, and inclusion. His ministry brings together his work as a theologian, heritage studies, and contemporary church practice, with a particular focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion within cathedral contexts and the life of the Church of England more widely.