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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... fear and rejection towards them. Swinton includes the possibility of 'rementing' that can recover some lost capacities, in spite of cognitive loss. We have certainly found this to be possible in the long-term small group spiritual ...
... Fear. as. a. barrier. to. well-being. and. to. care. The topics of fear, ageing and disability are raised by several authors in this book. MacKinlay has written of fear leading to misunderstanding, and of that fear causing people to ...
... fear, the misuse of power and the possibility of disempowerment, are engaged with. The book concludes with several chapters on working with elderly people, using choir work, scriptural reminiscence and multifaith perspectives of ageing ...
... fear that healthy people have that they will themselves, at some time in the future, experience the burdens of disability. Furthermore, it is reinforced by the widespread perception that disability always involves dependence and ...
... fear of being dependent on others threatens all those who aspire to live their lives in terms of the liberal standard of being rational, autonomous individuals. To this way of thinking ageing and disability attack the integrity of the ...
Table des matières
11 | |
22 | |
36 | |
Disabilities
Spirituality and Pastoral Responses | 45 |
A Perspective
from the Experience
of LArche | 57 |
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 |