The Autism of Gxd

“This book is about two great mysteries—God and that human condition which we call autism—and how they are linked. As we read this extraordinary work, our narrow band of social normality and comprehension is expanded and we are called to be attentive to new, broader, and more profound ways of seeing and knowing.”


—David Jasper, University of Glasgow





“Ruth Dunster has written a profoundly rewarding and challenging book. . . . She crafts a contemporary hermeneutic to consider the question that if autism is an aspect of being human, and if humans are made in the image and likeness of God, what might this say about the nature of God? Dunster’s use of language will be unfamiliar to many, but for all it will open new and valuable insights.”


—Robert A. Gillies, University of Glasgow





“Ruth Dunster is a leading light within the growing area of theology and autism. This book is fascinating, deep, challenging, and revealing. When you put it down, you see both theology and autism in a different light. That is no small gift. This work is an important addition to the field.”


—John Swinton, King’s College University of Aberdeen