Tom Reynolds is Associate Professor of Theology at Emmanuel College. Committed to an interdisciplinary and relational vision of theology, Tom’s teaching and research explore a range of topics related to Christian engagements with difference in a global context. While especially interested in interreligious dialogue and disability studies, he also
By Krista Ewert
Dr. Zylla is Professor of Pastoral Theology and holds the J. Gordon and Margaret Warnock Jones Chair in Church and Ministry. Dr. Zylla has served as Senior Pastor in three congregations over seventeen years in three regions of Canada and has been involved in theological education for over eighteen
By Krista Ewert
Cynthia Tam completed her Ph.D. study at University of Aberdeen under the supervision of Prof. John Swinton. Her research interest is in the intersection of disability theology and ecclesiology, with a focus on autism research. However, she is also involved in studies related to women in ministry. Ultimately, her
By Krista Ewert
Francis joined the faculty at McMaster Divinity College in 2016 after teaching Biblical Greek at MDC since 2014. Francis has a keen interest in the language and texts of the New Testament. His dissertation focuses on the verbal system of Hellenistic Greek and in particular how lexical semantics is
By Krista Ewert
Dr. Dow serves as the Manager of Organizational and Spiritual Life with Karis Disability Services, a nonprofit charitable organization working with people with intellectual disabilities in Canada and around the world. He completed his PhD in Theology through Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2019 under the supervision of Hans Reinders
By Krista Ewert
Having been in a wheelchair since a spinal cord injury in 1994, Erik Freiburger has a deep understanding and heart for those with disabilities. He has led a house church for 10 years and was on the leadership team of a national House Church Network. During that time he
By Krista Ewert
Michael is a part of Deeper Communion because he has a mostly invisible chronically disabling condition that has drawn him into the world of what most people call ‘disability.’ Many wonderful relationships have drawn him into this world too, and his hope that Deeper Communion will be a way
By Krista Ewert
