Disability Theology: An Introduction
In this book, I provide a first-of-its-kind introduction to disability theology as a field of study. I address key issues relevant to those engaging this area for the first time, including such things as understandings of personhood and well-being, the interpretation of Scripture, doctrines of creation, salvation, and resurrection, and more.
Under contract with T&T Clark.
Desire and Divinization: A Theology of Everyday Asceticism
In this book, I offer a Protestant view of participation in God (i.e., theosis, deification, or divinization). Particularly, I leverage Sarah Coakley’s work on the nature of desire to describe what it is to participate in God’s life throughout our lives, in things profound and mundane. In so doing, this book aims to address what divinization is in terms of its systematic theological content and its practical implications for Christian living.
Forthcoming in the Analyzing Theology series with Cascade Books.
Praise for Desire & Divinization
“In this beautifully clear and deeply constructive work, Aaron Davis offers a compelling
account of desire’s transformative role in the Christian life. With conceptual rigor and theological sensitivity, he shows how ascetic practice-as it is woven into the ordinariness of daily life-can reorient us toward fuller participation in the triune life of God. Desire and Divinization is a theologically imaginative and pastorally wise contribution to analytic theology.”
– Andrew Torrance, Professor of Theology, School of Divinity, University of St Andrews
“Aaron Davis analyzes in this book, with great sensitivity and acumen, one of the most pressing issues of our age: What is the relation of ‘desire’-in all its historic and contemporary, sexualized, evocations-and our ultimate quest for transformation-in-God? Uniting scriptural, theological, and analytic/philosophical insights, Davis provides both an accessible and a spiritually demanding answer which will be of great benefit to all readers, in both academy and church.”
– Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor Emerita, University of Cambridge
Disability Theology and Eschatology: Hope, Justice and Flourishing
In this co-edited book, Preston Hill and I present a series of essays on various topics at the intersection of theologies of disability and the doctrines of both the intermediate state and resurrection of the body. Particular attention is paid here to cognitive disability, especially psychiatric disability.
Contributors include myself and Preston, Eleonore Stump, Harvey Cawdron, Jessica Coblentz, Derek Estes, Erin Raffety, Emma Worrall, Samuel Youngs, and Maja Whitaker.
Published by Lexington Books.
Praise for Disability Theology and Eschatology
“Disability Theology and Eschatology is a remarkable collection that pushes the boundaries of theological thought on the intersection of disability and resurrection. With scholarly insight and compassionate depth, Aaron Brian Davis and Preston Hill, along with the contributing authors, explore how disabilities might not only exist but be honoured in the eschaton. This volume is essential for anyone seeking a nuances, hopeful perspective on disability and identity in the scope of Christian eschatology. A profoundly thought-provoking contribution to disability theology.”
– John Swinton, Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies, King’s College, University of Aberdeen
“Hope is a precious thing that is limited by what we can imagine. The chapters in this book open up the possibilities for what can be hoped for by people with disabilities, including mental, cognitive, psychiatric ones, along with their caregivers, family members, partners, and lovers, and this inspires new potentialities for flourishing for us all in the present life. Theology comes alive in powerful ways to enable the thriving of neuro-and-body diverse persons and their communities in the hear and now thanks to the witness borne in these pages!”
– Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary
The Cascade Studies in Theology & Disability (CSTD) offer readers the opportunity to engage the dynamism of disability theology through books which are both scholarly and accessible. Works in this series are scholarly in virtue of their being written by disability theologians hailing from a variety of religious, geographical, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. They are also accessible in virtue of the attention these authors give to disseminating their insights to a wide audience. All books proposed to this series undergo review by its general editors and editorial board in order to maintain this healthy balance of academic and literary qualities.
Published by Cascade Books (an imprint of Wipf & Stock).
Founding Co-Editors: Aaron Brian Davis (St Andrews, UK) & Maja Whitaker (Laidlaw College, NZ).
Editorial Board: Lisa Powell (Ambrose University, US), Louise Gosbell (Australian University of Theology, AU), Esther Mombo (St Paul’s University, KE), Harvey Cawdron (St Andrews, UK), Kevin Timpe (Calvin University, US) Armand Léon van Ommen (University of Aberdeen, UK).
Submissions: CSTD will begin considering submissions in 2026. For more information, contact me using this website.
aaronbdavis.com 