Though African‐led engagement with persons with disabilities (PWDs) within varying African churches has been an ongoing project since the 1990s, recent developments in the study of PWDs remain notably absent from mainstream African, religious, or disabilities studies. Calling attention to the interrelation between these three important scholarly fields can help scholars and PWDs alike to conceptualize of the treatment of PWDs in Africa and, more specifically, their role in the Christian Church on the continent. Focusing on the theological and ecclesiological solutions to the ongoing oppression and segregation of African PWDs, this article therefore seeks to define the lived experiences and scholarship that sit at the intersection of these three important scholarly fields. In doing so, this article seeks to aid in the development of a better understanding of how PWDs in variable African churches are understood and how novel African scholarship aims to define or modify this understanding.

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残疾与非洲教会：非洲大陆上对残疾与基督教的机构和个人方法

尽管自1990年代以来，由非洲人主导的与非洲各教堂中的残疾人接触一直是一个正在进行的项目，但主流非洲，宗教或残疾人研究仍未特别关注残疾人的研究。提请注意这三个重要学术领域之间的相互关系，可以帮助学者和残疾人士概念化地对待非洲的残疾人士，特别是它们在非洲大陆基督教教会中的作用。因此，本文着重于针对非洲残疾人的持续压迫和隔离的神学和教会学解决方案，力求确定这三个重要学术领域的交汇处的生活经验和学术研究。在这样做，