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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Publicado no:Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Autor principal: Barber, Christopher (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]
Em: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Ano: 2015, Volume: 5, Número: 2, Páginas: 157-169
Outras palavras-chave:B Buddhist spirituality
B meditative prayer
B Spirituality
B Contemplative Prayer
B Christian Spirituality
B autistic spirituality
Acesso em linha: Volltext (Verlag)
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Resumo: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
ISSN:2044-0251
Obras secundárias:Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1179/2044024315Z.00000000048A