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Keith Dow shares a presentation by John Swinton that explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and theology. Swinton draws on his experience in nursing and pastoral care to consider disability and vulnerability. The post highlights how faith communities can support belonging and mutual dependence.
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 “Reflections on Dietrich Bonhoeffer” by John Swinton.
About John Swinton
John Swinton, Ph.D, holds the chair in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. He worked for over a decade as a registered nurse in psychiatric and intellectual disability settings before becoming an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland and then a Ph.D and professor. Writings include Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People with Mental Health Problems, and Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas’ Essays on Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology New York: Haworth Press (2005). In 2004 he founded the Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability at the University of Aberdeen.
Additional Resources
You can visit John Swinton’s Amazon Author Page here.
You can also download Bill Gaventa’s notes on this session here: “Reflections on Dietrich Bonhoeffer“.
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 shares a presentation by John Swinton that explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and theology. Swinton draws on his experience in nursing and pastoral care to consider disability and vulnerability. The post highlights how faith communities can support belonging and mutual dependence.
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 “Reflections on Dietrich Bonhoeffer” by John Swinton.
About John Swinton
John Swinton, Ph.D, holds the chair in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom. He worked for over a decade as a registered nurse in psychiatric and intellectual disability settings before becoming an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland and then a Ph.D and professor. Writings include Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People with Mental Health Problems, and Critical Reflections on Stanley Hauerwas’ Essays on Disability: Disabling Society, Enabling Theology New York: Haworth Press (2005). In 2004 he founded the Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability at the University of Aberdeen.
Additional Resources
You can visit John Swinton’s Amazon Author Page here.
You can also download Bill Gaventa’s notes on this session here: “Reflections on Dietrich Bonhoeffer“.
To watch videos of other presentations from the 2013 Summer institute, click here.