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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We need each other in community. Hauerwas notes the fact that we were created for each other and this has the effect of our being incomplete alone. The completeness of human beings comes through sharing of joy and suffering.
through sharing of joy and suffering. When seen through Christian eyes, suffering cannot be seen as a reason to eliminate the person. This contrasts with the Western societal view of the primacy of autonomy. 'Christians are, or at least ...
... watch for and appreciate the sacrament of the present moment. This time also involves mystery and suffering. Power and disempowerment McNamara notes that too often relationships are 18 / AGEING, DISABILITY AND SPIRITUALITY.
An elderly lady suffering from dementia,paced the corridors of the nursing home restlessly – repeating over and over, just one word. The staff were disconcerted, but no one seemed quite sure how to calm her and put her mind at rest.
We are given a language and a spirituality that speaks to the reality of lives which are limited, impoverished, marked by imperfection, grief, marginalization, and suffering. We are invited to discover the face of God present in such ...
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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 |