Ageing, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life

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Elizabeth MacKinlay
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 15 févr. 2008 - 272 pages

This collection examines theological and ethical issues of ageing, disability and spirituality, with an emphasis on how ageing affects people who have mental health and developmental disabilities.

The book presents ways of moving towards more effective relationships between carers and older people with disabilities; ways in which to connect compassionately and beneficially with the person's spiritual dimension. The contributors highlight the importance of recognizing the personhood of all people regardless of age and of disability, whatever form it takes. They identify factors inherent in personhood and provide ways of affirming and promoting spiritual well-being for older people with disabilities.

Valuable reading for practitioners in aged care, healthcare, chaplaincy, social and pastoral care, and diversional therapists, this book will also be of interest to older people, their families and friends.

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Table des matières

Ageing Disability and Spirituality
11
Theological Reflections on God Personhood and Dementia
22
Chapter 3 Ethics Ageing and Disability
36
Disabilities Spirituality and Pastoral Responses
45
A Perspective from the Experience of LArche
57
A Narrative of Ageing Loss and Exclusion
72
Ethical and Theological Issues for Dementia Care
81
Exploring Disability and Spirituality
94
The Interplay of Faith and Depression in Later Life
163
The Potential for Choir Work to Reduce Depression and Meet Spiritual Needs
182
Chapter 15 Humour and Its Link to Meaning and Spirituality in War
200
Chapter 16 Pastoral Rituals Ageing and New Paths into Meaning
217
The Possibilities for Wellbeing and Care
233
REFERENCES
240
CONTRIBUTORS
258
SUBJECT INDEX
263

Jacobs Wrestling with the Unknown Genesis 32
106
Addressing the Challenge of Dementia in Later Life
118
A Journey Inwards to a Spiritual Self
134
Buddhist Perspectives for a Theology of Pastoral Care for the Ageing and Persons with Disabilities
145
AUTHOR INDEX
269
back cover
273
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Page 127 - PREVENT us, O Lord, in all our doings with thy most gracious favour, and further us with thy continual help ; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally by thy mercy obtain everlasting life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 85 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 129 - Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!
Page 33 - Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Page 181 - Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
Page 111 - Let me go, for the day is breaking." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me.
Page 181 - We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Page 218 - Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Page 118 - May brighter, fairer be. 0 Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, And feel the promise is not vain That morn shall tearless be.
Page 113 - So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved.

À propos de l'auteur (2008)

Elizabeth MacKinlay is a registered nurse and an Anglican priest. She is Director of the Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies at St Mark's National Theological Centre, Canberra, and a Professor in the School of Theology, Charles Sturt University. Elizabeth was Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing in 2008 and is the ACT Senior Australian of the Year for 2009.

Christine Bryden has worked in the pharmaceutical industry and as a senior executive in the Australian Prime Minister's Department. Following her diagnosis with Alzheimer's Disease in 1995, she has been instrumental in setting up local support groups for people with dementia and has addressed national and international conferences. In 2003 she was the first person with dementia to be elected to the Board of Alzheimer's Disease International. Her first book Who will I be when I die? was published in 1998 and has been translated into several languages. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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