Join us on November 6th for a Lunch & Learn at Duke Divinity School where we will talk about the intersection of faith, disability and community! We would love to see you there! Join us virtually or in person!

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We are excited to share more about Panelists:

Thomas Murphy, Ph.D.

Tom is the Inclusion & Advocacy Manager for L’Arche USA. He supports and promotes the leadership and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in L’Arche across the US and develops advocacy and policy awareness around issues that impact L’Arche communities. Tom began with L’Arche as a direct care assistant in 2002 and has held a number of leadership roles since. He continues to develop expertise in accessible learning design and inclusive decision-making, which fuels his passion for building a culture of belonging in L’Arche and beyond. Outside of work, Tom can be found hiking with his family and reading, writing, and teaching about theology and spirituality.

Tatum Tricarico, M.Div

Tatum Tricarico grew up in San Diego California and received her MDiv from Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC. She has worked in several churches doing work with children, youth, and adults. When she’s not at church, Tatum is likely diving into her passion for Disability justice. She is an activist on Instagram (@blind_person_in_area) where she shares a Disability Culture Calendar she created. She has also helped co-organize Durham’s first Disability Pride Parade and has spoken at the San Diego California Women’s March, Institute of Theology and Disability, and many other places on Disability justice and theology. She is excited to be publishing her book Blessed Is The Body, available for preorder now! In her free time she loves reading audio books, making art, writing letters, and hanging out with all the people she loves!

Lamar Hardwick, D.Min.

Dr. Lamar Hardwick, also known as “The Autism Pastor,” is a cancer survivor, PhD student, and award-winning author, focused on the intersection of disability, race, and religion. Hardwick was diagnosed with Autism at the age of thirty-six. He provides workshops and consults with businesses, churches, universities, and faith-based organizations on becoming more disability inclusive. He is a graduate of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, the Clergy Scholar Program at Yale Divinity, and a 2017 graduate of Georgia Forward’s Young Game Changers program. He has authored four books, including his most recent book, How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church. 

Carrie Craig, M.Div

The Reverend Carrie Craig has lived in several states across the country, but North Carolina is her home. She graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a BS in psychology and a minor in religious studies. Being raised a preacher’s kid, she left for college with no thought of becoming a priest. After some determined resistance, her interest in religious studies turned toward a call to the priesthood. 

Having studied two years at Duke Divinity School, she completed her Master of Divinity from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1993. She returned to North Carolina, working as a hospital chaplain at East Carolina University’s School of Medicine, a priest, and an educator. Now retired, she lives once again in East Carolina, grateful to be near the ocean and close to friends. She actively advocates for people with disabilities. As a writer, she has developed a strong interest in the experience of aging with a disability. She enjoys traveling, watching movies and reading books, and music in many forms.

Born with a disability and using an electric wheelchair, Carrie has faced the challenge and excitement of working and worshiping with faith communities. She believes that including people with disabilities in faith practices is much more than building ramps and providing ASL. It is about welcoming everyone into a space of belonging, be it in a building or online. It is about discovering how our uniqueness can enrich the community’s life and practice.