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Keith Dow highlights Hans S. Reinders’ exploration of Calvin’s interpretation of Job, focusing on disability and suffering. The post discusses how Reinders connects theological insights with real-life challenges of vulnerability and dependence. It sheds light on God’s presence amid hardship within the Reformed tradition.
Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting some of the presentations at the 2013 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability.
This week, we are featuring “Calvin on Job, Disability and Suffering” by Hans S. Reinders.
Hans S. Reinders has been the Professor of Ethics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam since 1995. He has published widely on disability issues in both secular and theological circles. Among his books are The Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society (The University of Notre Dame Press, 2000) and Receiving the Gift of Friendship (Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008). He is currently serving as the Editor of the Journal of Religion, Disability and Health. Hans is from the Reformed Church tradition.
More presentations available
To watch videos of other presentations from the 2013 Summer institute, click here.
About the Author:
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.
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Keith Dow highlights Hans S. Reinders’ exploration of Calvin’s interpretation of Job, focusing on disability and suffering. The post discusses how Reinders connects theological insights with real-life challenges of vulnerability and dependence. It sheds light on God’s presence amid hardship within the Reformed tradition.
Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting some of the presentations at the 2013 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability.
This week, we are featuring “Calvin on Job, Disability and Suffering” by Hans S. Reinders.
Hans S. Reinders has been the Professor of Ethics at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam since 1995. He has published widely on disability issues in both secular and theological circles. Among his books are The Future of the Disabled in Liberal Society (The University of Notre Dame Press, 2000) and Receiving the Gift of Friendship (Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008). He is currently serving as the Editor of the Journal of Religion, Disability and Health. Hans is from the Reformed Church tradition.
More presentations available
To watch videos of other presentations from the 2013 Summer institute, click here.
