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Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care A Multi-National Perspective

By James W Ellor Copyright 2002
    204 Pages
    by Routledge

    204 Pages
    by Routledge

    204 Pages
    by Routledge
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    How can you foster spiritual growth in older people?

    This multidisciplinary work re-examines issues of aging with dignity and spiritual meaning. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective brings together chaplains, pastors, counselors, and health care practitioners in all walks of gerontology from around the world to present a fully rounded picture of the spiritual needs and potentialities of this fast-growing population. It also includes a study of the spiritual awareness of nurses working in six different nursing homes, as well as a model for a parish nursing practice that focuses on the aged.

    Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care addresses urgent issues for older people, including:

    • social and spiritual isolation
    • the wisdom of the aging
    • the need for intimacy
    • sexuality among older people
    • living with dementia
    • the spiritual dimensions of caregiving

    • Preface
    • Introduction
    • Section 1. Ethical, Theological and Biblical Dimensions
    • Ethics and Ageing in the 21st Century
    • Beyond the Biomedical Paradigm: Generating a Spiritual Vision of Ageing
    • Outward Decay and Inward Renewal: A Biblical Perspective on Ageing and the Image of God
    • ‘Wholeness, Dignity and the Ageing Self’: A Conversation Between Philosophy and Theology
    • The Getting and Losing Wisdom
    • Section 2. Issues of Ageing and Pastoral Care
    • Ageing and Isolation: Is the Issue Social Isolation or Is It Lack of Meaning of Life?
    • Pastoral Support for Late-Life Sexuality
    • Understanding the Ageing Process: A Developmental Perspective of the Psychosocial and Spiritual Dimensions
    • Through a Glass Darkly: A Dialogue Between Dementia and Faith
    • When Words Are No Longer Necessary: The Gift of Ritual
    • The Spiritual Dimension of Caring: Applying a Model for Spiritual Tasks of Ageing
    • The Challenges and Opportunities of Faith Community (Parish) Nursing in an Ageing Society
    • Epilogue
    • Radical Discipleship for an Ageing Society
    • Index
    • Reference Notes Included

    Biography

    James W Ellor

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