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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... questions is how people who are disabled can minister to others. Further, he asks whether this is a legitimate role ... question thrown up by liberal society is whether the symptoms of dementia depersonalize the sufferer, that is, make ...
... questions of the fundamental basis for our humanity. She asks challenging questions of each of us. What are the ... question related to respecting the privacy of the person who had died. If fear drives the agenda, then compassion is ...
... question of precisely what kind of commodity people with dementia were assumed to be. Why is it that we seem to struggle to remember and hold on to the personhood of people with dementia and to provide models of care and support that ...
... question thrown up by liberal society is whether the symptoms of dementia depersonalize the sufferer, that is, make them into non-persons. A good example of the consequences of such debate is found in the work of the Australian ethicist ...
... question. of. personhood. Kitwood offers an alternative definition of personhood which challenges functional understandings in important ways. He defines personhood not in terms of functionality, but in terms of relationship: '[personhood] ...
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 |