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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463458503321

Titolo

Aging, spirituality and pastoral care : a multi-national perspective / / Elizabeth MacKinlay, James W. Ellor, Stephen Pickard, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2001

ISBN

0-203-04904-7

1-136-40252-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EllorJames W

MacKinlayElizabeth <1940->

PickardStephen K

Disciplina

259/.3

Soggetti

Church work with older people

Older people - Religious life

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". co-published simultaneously as Journal of religious gerontology, volume 12, numbers 3/4 2001."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Aging, Spirituality and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction; SECTION 1: ETHICAL,THEOLOGICAL AND BIBLICAL DIMENSIONS; Ethics and Ageing in the 21 st Century; Beyond the Biomedical Paradigm: Generating a Spiritual Vision of Ageing; Outward Decay and Inward Renewal: A Biblical Perspective on Aging 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 in 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 Aging Society; EPILOGUE; Radical Discipleship for



an Ageing Society; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How can you foster spiritual growth in older people?</br></br>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 nursi

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827510103321

Autore

Logan Enid Lynette

Titolo

"At this defining moment" : Barack Obama's presidential candidacy and the new politics of race / / Enid Logan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, 2011

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2011]

2011

ISBN

0-8147-5346-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

324.973/0931

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - Election - 2008

Race - Political aspects - United States - History - 21st century

United States Race relations History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the landscape of race in the 21st century -- Post-race American triumphalism and the entrenchment of colorblind racial ideology -- Rooted in the Black community but not limited to it: the perils and promises of the new politics of race -- Contesting gender and race in the 2008 democratic primary -- The trope of race in Obama's America -- Asian and Latino voters in the 2008 election: the politics of color in the racial middle -- In defense of the white nation:



the modern conservative movement and the discourse of exclusionary nationalism -- Racial politics under the first Black president.

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction: the landscape of race in the 21st century -- Post-race American triumphalism and the entrenchment of colorblind racial ideology -- Rooted in the Black community but not limited to it: the perils and promises of the new politics of race -- Contesting gender and race in the 2008 democratic primary -- The trope of race in Obama's America -- Asian and Latino voters in the 2008 election: the politics of color in the racial middle -- In defense of the white nation: the modern conservative movement and the discourse of exclusionary nationalism -- Racial politics under the first Black president.