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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... values, assumptions and expectations: the primacy of reason, rationality, cognitive ability, independence and the capacity for self-advocacy. Not only are these capacities deemed necessary for entry into the socio-political system, for ...
... well said by Stephen Post that 'clarity of mind and economic productivity determine the value of human life' (Post 2000). Any absence of these characteristics in the individual person places him or her ETHICS, AGEING AND DISABILITY / 37.
... values' are being subjected to close scrutiny in public discourse. Should greater attention ever be given to ageing and disability in our society it would be possible to enrich the prevailing understanding of human interconnectedness ...
... value that each human being is. It is essential to their identity and cannot be diminished by criteria based solely on capacity or functionality. Participation creates the possibility for a hospitality that crosses any boundaries that ...
... value of the person, no matter what disabilities they encounter in their daily lives, has been strongly promoted. A couple of years ago I was presenting a paper in which I outlined the model of spiritual tasks and process of ageing that ...
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 |