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 ... question thrown up by liberal society is whether the symptoms of dementia depersonalize the sufferer , that is ...
... questions of the fundamental basis for our humanity. She asks challenging questions of each of us. What are ... 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 ...
Table des matières
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A Narrative of Ageing Loss and Exclusion | 72 |
Buddhist Perspectives for a Theology of Pastoral Care for the Ageing and Persons with Disabilities | 145 |
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 |
Ethical and Theological Issues for Dementia Care | 81 |
Exploring Disability and Spirituality | 94 |
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 |
SUBJECT INDEX | 263 |
AUTHOR INDEX | 269 |
back cover | 273 |