Autism and Christianity: An Ethnographic Intervention
Most scholarly discussions of autism and religion presuppose the absent self theory of autism. The theory holds that autistic persons lack a sense of self and anticipates that they will have trouble relating to a personal God and assigning religious meaning to their lives. I argue that the theory is...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 85, Issue: 3, Pages: 653-681 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Christianity
/ Autism
/ Ego-awareness
/ Religious experience
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality CF Christianity and Science |
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