Dr Léon van Ommen and Dr Katy Unwin: The Effects of Sensory Issues on the Experience of Worship by Autistic People
This project, situated in Practical Theology and engaging with Psychological Science, analyses in-depth interviews with autistic individuals about their experience and understanding of liturgy. Through the NViTA Summer Fellowship we take the essential first steps in solving this ‘theological puzzle’ through psychological analysis of sensory issues in worship and addressing theologically what this means for encountering God, engaging with the psychological literature and theories of sensory processing, theologies of autism, and liturgical studies.
