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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... struggles Israel had in establishing its identity and place in the ancient Near East focused on the temple and practices of temple worship. It was only through the harsh experience of exile that Israel came to an awareness that justice ...
... struggle with the patterns of a lifetime, seeking to adjust to ageing together. Ageing people with lifelong disabilities like Down syndrome and cerebral palsy have complex health needs, often involving physical as well as psychological ...
... struggles for understanding of each other. Communication is just one area where particular problems may emerge, complicating adequate understandings of both the parents and the adult children who have Down syndrome. Then there are the ...
... struggle towards transcendence. Often, for people living with disabilities, it is the response to meaning that entails the use of symbols, ritual, and liturgy, that helps to bring the whole spiritual and religious experience into a ...
... struggle to find meaning. Yet, at some level, the search for meaning is still there. The. search. for. final. life. meanings. I want to distinguish between the search for meaning that is present throughout human life and the search for ...
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 |