God, Language and Diversity’ is a research project consisting of five pairs of psychology-theology collaborations. Each project explores a different aspect of linguistic diversity and spiritual flourishing within Christian and Jewish traditions. The types of linguistic diversity under consideration are multilingualism, autism (speaking and non-speaking), dyslexia, aphasia, and midrash interpretative practices.
Unusually for the field of either science-and-religion or science-engaged theology, within ‘God, Language and Diversity,’ each research project was co-designed and is being implemented equally by psychologists and theologians. Both disciplinary partners have an equal stake in the research questions and equal ownership of the project.
In this panel, six researchers (five theologians and one psychologist) will reflect of how this intense form of interdisciplinary collaboration works in practice, what the benefits and limitations are, and what lessons might be taken forward in future research."