Faith In Parents #118 | Autism and Spirituality

 Last Episode in our Understanding Autism Series. Thanks for the brilliant response- we’re so glad it’s been a helpful topic.In this episode we hear from Dr Léon van Ommen of Aberdeen University Dept of Divinity & Religious Studies who is involved in a unique Centre for Autism and Theology.We also hear from Charlotte who gives a wonderfully helpful insight as an Autistic Mum to 2 kids.Ed and Amy are there to ask the big questions.People:<br/>Ed Drew - is the Director of Faith in Kids.<br/><br/>Amy Smith - is a writer for Faith in Kids.<br/><br/>Dr. Léon van Ommen - lecturer in Practical Theology at Aberdeen University. Leon is also involved in a unique Centre for Autism and Theology on campus. Married with two children, he also loves coffee, fruit trees and donkeys.<br/><br/>- Resources -<br/>Popular level:Arnold, Mark. 2022. How to Include Autistic Children and Young People in Church: Creating a Place of Belonging and Spiritual Development for All. Grove Youth, Y 65. Cambridge: Grove Books Limited.Memmott, Ann. 2021. “Welcoming and Including Autistic People in Our Churches and Communities.” Diocese of Oxford.Theological but quite accessible for non-academics:Macaskill, Grant. 2019. Autism and the Church: Bible, Theology, and Community. Waco: Baylor University Press.Van Ommen, Armand Léon. 2022. “Re-Imagining Church through Autism: A Singaporean Case Study.” Practical Theology 15 (6): 508–19.The heavier stuff:Brock, Brian. 2019. Wondrously Wounded: Theology, Disability, and the Body of Christ. Waco: Baylor University Press.Van Ommen, Armand Léon. To be published in Sept/Oct 2023. Autism and Worship: A Liturgical Theology of Availability. Waco: Baylor University Press.Ed's Written a book! Check it out here:

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