Welcome to the Table
Changing the world through conversation, connection, and community
Hilary Yancey is a writer, philosopher, and seminarian in Austin, TX. She received her Ph.D. In philosophy from Baylor University in 2020, and most recently spent her time as the manager of an independent bookshop. She loves to write both academically and creatively about disability, justice, and God, and thinks the best kind of philosophy is usually found in stories. She lives with her husband Preston and their kids Jack, Junia, and Joanna at Seminary of the Southwest.
The next
Turning the Gem Gathering:
Disability, Embodiment, and Life Together
With Hilary Yancey
Writer, Philosopher, & Seminarian
It is impossible to answer questions about what it means to be human - and to live a good human life - without asking what it means to be embodied, to live inside biology. I want to explore how our ideas about bodies - especially (but not only!) bodies that we describe with the term “disability” - might be limited by assumptions about what a good body is and how challenging those assumptions can make possible a richer human life.
“Theologians should concentrate less on social arrangements and more on fostering the kind of social agents capable of envisioning and creating just, truthful, and peaceful societies, and on shaping a cultural climate in which such agents will thrive.”
Miroslav Volf
Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation
About the
Open Table Collective
The Open Table Collective is an ever inclusive and affirming collective of individuals on a spiritual journey. We seek to cultivate courageously receptive spaces for wrestling with nuances of faith so we can walk alongside one another without fear or judgment.
We have a seat at the table
just for you
The Open Table Collective is located in Metro Detroit, and hosts gatherings on the first and third Saturday of the month.
Our main location is Evanswood Church in Troy, MI, but we do, on occasion, decide to meet in alternative spaces, so please stay connected to us through the website, texting community, or email to get all the updates.