What Can I Gift Myself? A Meeting between Christian and Buddhist Forms of Meditation from an Autistic Perspective
The past fifty years have seen some growth in theological and spiritual interest in the sacred spaces where Christian and Buddhist spirituality and spiritual practices meet and can mutually enhance each other. Likewise, there has been an increased interest in exploring the sacred space where, in gen...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2015]
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Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-169 |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhist spirituality
B meditative prayer B Spirituality B Contemplative Prayer B Christian Spirituality B autistic spirituality |
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Summary: | The past fifty years have seen some growth in theological and spiritual interest in the sacred spaces where Christian and Buddhist spirituality and spiritual practices meet and can mutually enhance each other. Likewise, there has been an increased interest in exploring the sacred space where, in general, spirituality and disability meet. This article sets out to explore, through the eyes and spirituality of two adults with Asperger's syndrome/high functioning autism, how three specific forms of Buddhist meditative practices can be adapted to fit within a Christian spiritual paradigm |
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ISSN: | 2044-0251 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/2044024315Z.00000000048A |