Spirituality in Disability

Cyndi Jones, MDiv

Cyndi Jones is a polio survivor and longtime advocate for people with disabilities. She has a Master of Divinity from the Episcopal Divinity School and currently in the ordination process for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). In 2013 she developed "A Place at the Table" a workshop to assist churches in welcoming people with disabilities. In 2011, her paper, “Because no one will hire us, a reflection on The Laborers in the Vineyard,” was selected for presentation at the American Academy of Religion. "Will I Recognize the Image of God?" was published in 2014 in the Journal of Disability and Religion. She is currently working on how “time as a commodity” affects the poor.