Ageing, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later LifeElizabeth 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. |
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... hope for disabled people to the extent that they may be enabled to become independent. Hauerwas sets out an argument based on this being the wrong goal because 'We are creatures. Dependency, not autonomy, is one of the ontological ...
... hope for ways of living effectively with dementia. More recently she has become exhausted in the unrelenting pressures of speaking tours, and she feels that she cannot continue to speak publicly; her husband is doing much more of the ...
... of symbols and ritual. Hope is made possible through finding one's true identity, being able to transcend seemingly insurmountable challenges, and rest in the strength that INTRODUCTION: AGEING, DISABILITY AND SPIRITUALITY / 17.
... of caring practices which move beyond culturally constructed assumptions and towards the person with dementia as a person with hope and 22 Chapter 2 Remembering the Person: Theological Reflections on God, Personhood and Dementia.
... hope and possibilities. I will begin with a story: my story. A. narrative. of. sadness. I remember the first time I walked on to a 'dementia ward'some 30 years ago. I was 17 and it was the first day of my psychiatric nurse training. I had ...
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 |