Ageing, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later LifeThis 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. |
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Real community is not simply about physical appearances, but about social, emotional and spiritual connectedness. Hallahan (Chapter 8) also writes of the minimal participation of people with disabilities 'at the heart of congregational ...
That they are experiencing subjects, with cognitions, intentions, desires, emotions, there can be no doubt. In the dominant discourse, however, and in some of the subordinate discourses also, dementia sufferers are present largely as an ...
... personhood that are based primarily on autonomy, self-determination and cognitive capacities, towards a perspective which offers a strong place for the significance of relationships, emotions, feelings and non-cognitive experiences.
Emotion, feelings and spirituality are carried by the rituals and the use of symbols in these. Music, art and dance are important bearers of meaning, especially for those who struggle to find the right words to express what they want to ...
I would like to explore some of these core values: relationships of mutuality, forgiveness and celebration, and emotional and spiritual support. The therapy of L'Arche is essentially a therapy of relationship.
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Table des matières
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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 |