Keith Dow

Keith Dow

Keith Dow lives near Ottawa, serving as Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life with Karis Disability Services. He holds his PhD in caregiving ethics from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He is the author of Formed Together: Mystery, Narrative, and Virtue in Christian Caregiving (Baylor, 2021). Keith Dow is a credentialed Pastor with BIC Canada for his role with Karis Disability Services, where he supports the spiritual health of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and equips churches to be more accessible and hospitable.
  • Published On: July 25, 2013By

    Summer Institute on Theology and Disability 2013

    The Summer Institute on Theology and Disability was an educational and inspiring time to connect with others interested and invested in the intersection of theology and disability. Connecting with Canadian attendees [Read More]

  • Published On: June 17, 2013By

    Belonging and the Body

    1 Corinthians 12: 12-26 The importance of every gift Paul writes to the Corinthians that our unique gifts, especially the gifts of those that appear to be weaker, are indispensableto the [Read More]

  • Published On: May 10, 2013By

    Sunday School (Maria’s story, part 3)

    Our Children's pastor lovingly and consistently tried to accommodate Michael year after year. She said to us at one point that not only was she concerned about Michael but believed that others would benefit from him being there as well.

  • Published On: April 15, 2013By

    Created in the image of God (Imago Dei)

    One cannot think about theology of disability without soon wrestling with the notion that each human being is created in the image of God (Gen 1:27-28). Found in all “religions of [Read More]

  • Published On: April 4, 2013By

    Josh Masters: College-bound!

    An enthusiastic basketball player who currently works at Goodwill and attends WCI in Woodstock, Josh Masters is a 20-year-old with Down syndrome who would love to work in the fitness industry at [Read More]

  • Published On: April 1, 2013By

    A Special Vocation: To show people how to love (link)

    The lesson my disabled son gives stands as a powerful testament to the dignity and infinite value of every human person, especially of those the world deems the weakest and most “useless.” Through their sharing in the “folly” of the Cross, the disabled are, in truth, the most powerful and the most productive among us.