Book Review: Living Belief: A Short Introduction to Christian Faith by Douglas F. Ottati

Abstract

tributions and perspectives. And finally, in her exposition of “misfitting,” a concept borrowed from disability studies, Raffety celebrates the ways in which nonstandard bodies and minds destabilize theological concepts and Christian practices in ways that open up room for the creative work of the Spirit to transform communities toward justice and mutual flourishing (a concept that is, itself, destabilized through various misfittings!). While the book engages Christian leadership, I would like to see someone develop a work in conversation with Raffety’s From Inclusion to Justice that deeply engages and critiques historical and contemporary Christian theories and practices of leadership. I could imagine this book being used in a number of theological settings because of its accessible style, because it provides an example of Christian ethnography done well, and, most significantly, because it advances a thesis that is crucial for the future of the church in a world where disability is unexceptional.