Episode 3: Exploring the God and Self-Representations of Christians with Intellectual Disabilities

In this episode, Research Fellow Dr Keith Dow - who is visiting researcher with Martin Luther University College and serves as pastor and theologian on the Organizational and Spiritual Life team at Karis Disability Services - discusses his project examining God and self-representations among Christians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Keith uses qualitative interviews (up to 15 across Ontario) alongside creative and traditional methods and adapted self-report measures (e.g., Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) and assessments of God's authoritarianism/benevolence to explore effective research approaches for IDD populations, conceptions of divine realities, and links between God views and self-esteem.