The Disability and Faith Forum highlights The Betrayal of Witness, a serious collection of essays reckoning with Jean Vanier’s abuse, influence, and legacy, while inviting honest reflection on spiritual authority, disability theology, and safeguarding.
A conversation explores how art can open space for belonging, healing, and a deeper understanding of God. Reflecting on creativity, accessibility, and community, this article invites readers to see how art can make room for beauty, dignity, and theological insight in ways words alone sometimes cannot.
A painful church experience became the starting point for a deeper reflection on Jesus’ healing of the man at the Bethesda Pool in John 5:1–15, challenging common misreadings of disability, dependence, and faith. This article invites readers to sit in discomfort and see the story differently
Kevin Timpe’s “Disability in Heaven” invites us to rethink disability, identity, and resurrection. This reflection explores why our assumptions about heaven reveal more about us than about the life to come.
Here's what we do know: Whoever they were, these travelers from the East, they were "overwhelmed with joy" when they saw the star come to rest over the young Christ child (Matt 2:10). Dr. Philip Doddridge observes that the literal translation of the Greek may more accurately be recorded as, "They joyed a great joy, very much." Bad English. Good Theology.
When God created He said “it is good”, not “it is useful”. God did not intend for us to label people for what they can do but to value people for who they are.
Over the next weeks, we will be highlighting some of the presentations at the 2013 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability.Presentation HighlightThis week, we are featuring “Agent or Object: A Call to [Read More]
Written by Dr Rod Thompson, Principal of Laidlaw College, NZ Originally posted at the Laidlaw College site here. Thank you to the college for permission to re-post. You can find more information [Read More]
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]
Interview with Dr. John Swinton This is an recent interview in the United Observer with my friend, John Swinton. It's an excellent piece that highlights the importance of clear theological thinking [Read More]
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