Peculiar Theological Education

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Williams, C. (2023). Peculiar Theological Education. Journal of Disability & Religion, 27(4), 552-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/23312521.2023.2255882

Publication date: 11 Sep 2023 Added to AutiHub: 5 Oct 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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  1. Claire Williams *

Abstract

Theological education has yet to grapple with the complexities of autistic lives and the wider neurodiversity movement. This article discusses the ways in which theological education is complicit in the epistemic oppression of autistic students and lecturers. It proposes that autistic theology can be called “peculiar” and that so also can theological education be made peculiar for autistic theology students. A pedagogy for autistic theological education is proposed via engagement with Paulo Freire, black and feminist theologies. Such a theology, in a confessional Christian context is described as post-Pentecostal conscientization and seeks a community of students and scholars that treat the classroom as holy ground for autistic lives.

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40
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19
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19
5 / 40 (12.5%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
1 / 40 (2.5%)
References with detected author names
39 / 40 (97.5%)
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1
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15
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51
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51
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1
14 / 51 (27.5%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 37 / 51 (72.5%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
5 / 51 (9.8%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 5 / 14 (35.7%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 4 / 50 (8.0%).
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