Everybody’s theology matters.
Too often, the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities are excluded from our churches, our theology, and our research.
This Ontario-based project works to change that through creative, arts-based research and a collaborative approach.
The Images of God Project
“Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.”
Genesis 1:26, NLT
In the Christian tradition, all people are made in the image of God (Imago Dei). We are created and creative beings, connecting with God not only through words but through art, movement, and other expressions that open insight beyond spoken language.
For his fellowship project, Dr. Keith Dow collaborated with eleven Ontario-based Christian adults with intellectual disabilities. Through a photovoice exercise and journaling, semi-structured interviews, accessible measures of God-concept and self-esteem, and collage-making, participants reflected on how they perceive God and themselves.
Their reflections offer glimpses into how God’s presence is experienced in everyday life—in relationships, nature, memories, scripture and sacred practices.
