What changes when someone suddenly “looks different”? This Research Companion explores perception, first impressions, attention, welcome and the Christian belief that human worth was already there.

THE WONDER ATLAS Research Companion 0044 Come Out to Play Companion to Wonder Essay 0044 Purpose This Research Companion accompanies the Wonder Essay Come Out to Play. The essay began with an ordinary family trip to the cinema and a simple question that quietly followed me home: How do friendships actually begin? As I carried that question, I found myself exploring far beyond the original moment. Psychology, neuroscience, child development, sociology, theology and lived experience all became...