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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... Journey Inwards to a Spiritual Self Christine Bryden, author and advocate for people with Alzheimer's, and Elizabeth MacKinlay Bodhi, Karuna and Metta: Buddhist Perspectives for a Theology of Pastoral Care for the Ageing and Persons ...
... journey into dementia. In the context of a multifaith and multicultural society, Ruwan Palapathwala presents a Buddhist perspective on pastoral care for people with disabilities. This perspective of focus on the people with disabilities ...
... journey of 12 years now, from diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's. Her courage is evident in the work she has done, reaching out to people in different parts of the world and bringing them hope for ways of living effectively with ...
... journey of the individual and the faith community with the collective journey of faith recorded in Scripture. It is a practical means of affirming the worth and value of older people and assisting them towards further growth in their ...
... journey. Ceramidas reports in Chapter 13 on some aspects of her doctoral study into the relationship between depression and Christian faith in later life. Depression is yet another disability that leads to reduced quality of life for ...
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 |