ABSTRACT
This article reflects on the question of what a Christian theology of love looks like when we take seriously the experiences of people on the autistic spectrum. The essay offers a practical exegesis of the nature of Christian love which takes seriously the broad range of possibilities that rotate around the practice of love. The article explores in some detail why it is that Western people (Christians and non-Christians) have come to think about love and relationality in quite particular ways and what it might mean for our theology and practice if we were to begin to look at love differently through the lens of autistic love. It concludes with a practical theology of love which seeks to be inclusive of all of love’s diverse possibilities.
