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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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 |