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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... journey of many elderly persons. Friendships enrich and enliven lives that are, at times, increasingly limited by diminished sight, hearing and mobility, and by burdens such as arthritis and the loss of mental acuity which accompanies ...
... us, and that is to be with people who are vulnerable and who live with disabilities. By being with them, we can be part of life's journey towards wholeness, both for the person with disability and 48 / AGEING, DISABILITY AND SPIRITUALITY.
Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life Elizabeth MacKinlay. journey towards wholeness, both for the person with disability and also for our own growth towards wholeness. People who have Down syndrome and are older now are ...
... journey into dementia with her as her spiritual adviser, I was fearful. My biomedical model informed through years of nursing wanted to say 'no' to her request. I wanted to run, anywhere but into being so close to someone who had ...
Addressing the Challenge of Disability in Later Life Elizabeth MacKinlay. journey with people and to grow towards wholeness and healing, rather than cure. It is told that St Francis overcame his fear of leprosy by embracing a leper. Is ...
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 |