We are delighted to share that Amy Kenny (MA Shakespeare Studies, 2009) has published My Disability Is Divine, a thought-provoking new book that explores disability, faith, creativity and community.

In My Disability Is Divine, award-winning author and disabled scholar-practitioner, Amy Kenny, invites readers to reconsider common assumptions about disability and to recognise the beauty, value and wisdom of disabled lives. Drawing on history, nature and disability culture, the book explores ways that disability reveals divine creativity and presence, how scripture celebrates disabled bodyminds, and why access, interdependence and joy are central to thriving communities.

Amy explains that she wrote the book to help readers better understand her experiences of disability and faith, while also encouraging deeper conversations about the role disability plays in shaping creativity, innovation and community.

Packed with historical insights, personal reflections and sharp observations, My Disability Is Divine challenges ableist assumptions and offers a fresh perspective on disability as an essential and valuable part of human diversity. Both insightful and engaging, it provides readers with an invitation to reimagine how communities can foster greater inclusion, belonging and co-flourishing.

About the Author

Amy Kenny is a disabled scholar-practitioner and the founding director of the Disability Cultural Center at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., one of only a handful of such centres in the United States. She is also the award-winning author of My Body Is Not a Prayer Request. Her writing on disability has appeared in publications including Teen Vogue, Sojourners, HuffPost, Reader's Digest and Shondaland. Alongside her academic and advocacy work, Amy co-founded Jubilee Homes, a housing initiative supporting people experiencing homelessness.

My Disability Is Divine will be released on 22 September 2026. To find out more about the book, visit the publisher's website.