Dr. Julie Land

Dr. Land completed her PhD at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Her dissertation is titled, “For I Have Called You Friends: A Discourse on Friendship, Disability Theology, and the Eucharist.” In addition to her scholarly work focused on friendship, disability, the gospel of John, and the Eucharist, Julie has been involved in the Friendship House at the University of Aberdeen and has a range of caregiving, junior high and high school ministry, horseback riding instruction, and camp experiences.

The Nouwen Fellow is a full-time, non-tenure-track member of the faculty whose responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and program development for Western’s Center for Disability and Ministry (CDM) and the CDM’s Nurturing Children with Disabilities initiative.