Disability and The Church Session 2 - What is a Human? with Michael Morelli
Michael Morelli
36.01
13 August 2025
29 November 2025
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, @nwcollegeseminary, @fellowshippacific and @PersonalistManifestos.
If you haven't watched the first seminar exploring the history of disability language and rhetoric, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAphQUS5i9I
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?cc=ca&lang=en&
Brian Brock and John Swinton (eds.), Disability in the Christian Tradition: A Reader: https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802866028/disability-in-the-christian-tradition/
