ABSTRACT
The discourse about disability is topical in all sectors of society. Top on the agenda is to map how persons with disabilities can be included in developing the nation and participating in churches. Disability is notoriously difficult to define. To try to come to a consensus, scholars have wrestled with this term from an interdisciplinary perspective. Further, diverse models have been used to shed more light on issues about disabilities and how to understand them. There are several factors that influence the meaning and understanding of disability. What is more important apart from defining disability is questioning the issues that affect persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Disability theologies are critical lenses to put on when looking to understand how religion and spirituality engage with disability. As such, theologies form the foundation and basis upon which to understand how selective African church traditions in Zimbabwe minister “to and with” persons with disabilities.
