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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Matthew Anstey brings a context of biblical reflection and scriptural reminiscence to disability in ageing. In Chapter 10, Malcolm Goldsmith reflects on the experiences and challenges of dementia in later life.
... 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 reflect this?
A contextual reflection on Bonhoeffer's Christology as it can be used to relate to the experiences of people with dementia will provide a vital theological foundation for dementia care. Central to the argument that will be developed ...
Indeed, in Bonhoeffer's perspective, to reflect on Christ without reflecting on his relatedness to human beings is a Godless act. This relatedness is not theoretical; nor does it relate only to the historical Jesus.
Whilst their outer appearance may well reflect chaos and loss, there may well be hidden depths to a person's experience which, if the key can only be found, may reveal new and healing perspectives on their situation.
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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 |