The Dangers and Necessity of Speaking up for the Voiceless

Brian Brock*

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Abstract

I am delighted that Kevin Timpe is up for the revolution (along with Moss Citation2021). I resonate with his clarity about the magnitude of the challenge involved, as I trust my response to Micale has clarified. Timpe too is a father of a child with special needs, and has clearly wrestled with the difficulties and frustrations of telling his own story. What I especially appreciated in his descriptions of the complexities of this challenge is his encapsulation of my main worries about telling Adam’s story in public. He succinctly summarizes my main hesitation about introducing myself and Adam as characters in my theological work—that doing so will inhibit open critical engagement. I also worried how I could possibly tell Adam’s story responsibly, given the power imbalance between us and the reality that additional power accrues to me when I tell our story in front of an audience. The more personal reason that I shied away from telling our story is that I feared displaying the raw vulnerability that comes with upwelling emotions that often accompanies my speaking of Adam in public.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-194
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Disability and Religion
Volume26
Issue number2
Early online date21 Mar 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022

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