IVP Readers' Choice AwardLamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompteda difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church.Disability and the Church is a practical and theological reconsid...

**2024 International Impact Book Award (Religion)★** Publishers Weekly starred review**"Marshaling fine-grained historical detail and scrupulous analysis, Hardwick persuades."--**Publishers Weekly (starred review)As a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to ...

1 IN 68 people have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Instead of statistics, what the world really needs are stories of hope. I am Strong is the story of Dr. Lamar Hardwick, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2014 at age 36. In a unique and compelling blend of personal stories and practical advice, Lamar shares his journey of faith, hope, courage, and life on the autism spectrum as a husband, father, pastor and community leader.

Lamar Hardwick was thirty-six years old when he found out he was on the autism spectrum. While this revelation helped him understand and process his own experience, it also prompted a difficult re-evaluation of who he was as a person. And as a pastor, it started him on a new path of considering the way disabled people are treated in the church.Disability and the Church is a practical and theological reconsideration of the church's responsibilities to the disabled community...

Publishers Weekly starred review"Marshaling fine-grained historical detail and scrupulous analysis, Hardwick persuades." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)As a Black autistic pastor and disability scholar, Lamar Hardwick lives at the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Tied to this reality, he heeded the call to write How Ableism Fuels Racism to help Christian communities engage in critical conversati...