Kari Maddox
Biographic Data
| ID | 5604971 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kari Maddox |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kari |
| FAMILY NAME | Maddox |
| SIGNATURE | MADDOX K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-5495-2773 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Barriers to Church Involvement
Advancing Accessible Worship
Worship services are central to life together as a church. However, the ways and spaces in which faith communities gather for communal worship can unintentionally exclude people with disabilities and their families. In this study, we held a community conversation with 125 church and denominational leaders from across the country to explore practical ways of advancing accessible worship. These disability ministry leaders provided hundreds of ideas…
Faith Matters
One in six children in the United States has disabilities. Although faith can have an influential role in the lives of parents raising children with disabilities, little is known about how they describe their own religiosity and the strength of their faith. We asked 330 parents of children with an array of disabilities to complete two measures: the Duke University Religion Index and the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire-Short …
Faithful Belonging
Faith matters in the lives of many children with disabilities and their parents. Although every church is called to embrace these families, most congregations are still uncertain about how to make meaningful participation possible. We interviewed 27 parents of children with disabilities about the supports that would facilitate their inclusion and belonging in the life of the Church. Their stories suggest practical ways churches can ensure familie…
Barriers to Belonging
A supportive faith community can be a place of flourishing for families of children with disabilities. Yet, many churches still struggle to welcome their presence and full participation. We interviewed 27 parents of children with various disabilities to map the breadth of barriers they have encountered in their church experiences, past and present. The challenges they described were multifaceted and pronounced. Twenty-two barriers fell within nin…
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Faithful Belonging
Faith matters in the lives of many children with disabilities and their parents. Although every church is called to embrace these families, most congregations are still uncertain about how to make meaningful participation possible. We interviewed 27 parents of children with disabilities about the supports that would facilitate their inclusion and belonging in the life of the Church. Their stories suggest practical ways churches can ensure familie…
Barriers to Belonging
A supportive faith community can be a place of flourishing for families of children with disabilities. Yet, many churches still struggle to welcome their presence and full participation. We interviewed 27 parents of children with various disabilities to map the breadth of barriers they have encountered in their church experiences, past and present. The challenges they described were multifaceted and pronounced. Twenty-two barriers fell within nin…
Barriers to Church Involvement
Advancing Accessible Worship
Worship services are central to life together as a church. However, the ways and spaces in which faith communities gather for communal worship can unintentionally exclude people with disabilities and their families. In this study, we held a community conversation with 125 church and denominational leaders from across the country to explore practical ways of advancing accessible worship. These disability ministry leaders provided hundreds of ideas…
Faith Matters
One in six children in the United States has disabilities. Although faith can have an influential role in the lives of parents raising children with disabilities, little is known about how they describe their own religiosity and the strength of their faith. We asked 330 parents of children with an array of disabilities to complete two measures: the Duke University Religion Index and the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire-Short …
Family and Disability Support Research (5 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (3 works) · Faith (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Pasture and Agricultural Systems (2 works) · Religious education (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Child care (1 works) · Christian ministry (1 works) · Christianity (1 works)