Amy is the Mad and Crip Theology Press founder and Co-Editor. She is a Mad Theologian who has lived experience of mental distress and other physical disabilities. She is the co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Theology, Mental Health and Disability which publishes creative work, research articles and invited commentaries that explore the intersections between mental distress and disability. Amy also co-hosts the Mad and Crip Theology Podcast with Miriam Spies where they invite authors, artists, activists and researchers to come on and talk about their work. Amy is member of Editors Canada, and is a PhD candidate studying practical theology at Emmanuel College in Toronto. Her dissertation research is on how faith communities can learn from people with lived experience of self-injury.

Miriam Spies is a crip theologian whose research aims to challenge the church in how it views leadership and who it desires to fill those roles. Her life with a physical disability has led her to challenge models of inclusion and theological unity that do not leave room for people’s voices or needs. Miriam is a PhD candidate at Emmanuel College in Toronto, Canada and an ordained minister in The United Church of Canada. Her dissertation focuses on cripping functions of ministry - Word, sacrament, and pastoral care - using incarnational theologies, disability and crip studies, and autoethnography. She is the Co-Editor of The Canadian Journal of Theology, Mental Health and Disability