Welcome! I’m Summer Kinard, M.Div., Th.M., an autistic Orthodox Christian mother of five, author, theologian, workshop leader, teacher, local independent bookshop owner, owner and senior editor of Park End Books publishing. In my recharge time, I love talking patristics with my husband Andrew, goofing around with my children, singing classical music, hiking, reading, and sharing tea with friends. I am a long time contributor to disability ministries around the world in various Orthodox Christian jurisdictions, and I am the author of the first (and currently only) Orthodox Christian theology of disability book, Of Such is the Kingdom: A Practical Theology of Disability (Ancient Faith, 2019), which includes insights and stories from dozens of other Orthodox Christians living faith with disabilities. Currently I am working on getting Accessible Church School resources ready for distribution so that all students can be included in Sunday school and other Christian education at church. I’m also working on a follow up volume to Of Such is the Kingdom on inclusion in the Orthodox Church, which I am writing with several other Orthodox Christian authors with disabilities. Explore this site to find my printable disability resources and blog posts sharing insights from my life of faith with disabilities. Thank you for visiting!
Download my C.V. here. This professional highlight reel will let you see some of the types of projects I undertake. I try to update it every few months.
Find my books on Amazon (affiliate link) and Park End Books
Read my in-depth personal essays on Substack.
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What a wonderful blog! I just read a few entries and I am glad you told me about it via Elder Sophrony’s words of wisdom. And your husband and I look like we could be brothers! 🙂
I’m Antiochian Orthodox. I really enjoyed reading your book and your blog as well. We need more Orthodox Disabled people writing about our experiences. Your blog opens up so much about accessibility to the public. Thanks for sharing your work.
Thank you! I am working on more books now, and I hope to post more soon!