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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464454703321

Titolo

God, me and being very old : stories and spirituality in later life / / edited by Keith Albans and Malcolm Johnson ; Margaret Goodall [and seven others], contributors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Norwich, England : , : SCM Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-334-04946-6

0-334-04951-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

248.85

Soggetti

Older people - Religious life

Nursing home patients - Religious life

Electronic books.

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""The Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Editors� Introduction""; ""1 The Changing Face of Ageing and Old Age in Twenty-First-Century Britain""; ""2 Supporting and Learning from the Oldest Old: The Spiritual Journey of Ageing""; ""3 The Churches and Older People: Gift or Burden?""; ""4 The Narratives of Old Age""; ""5 Listening and Accompanying: The Essence of Later-Life Chaplaincy""; ""6 The Testimonies of Age""; ""7 Distilling Meaning through the Stories""; ""8 Long-Life Discipleship: The Fruits of the Journey""; ""9 The Challenge of Unbelief in Old Age""

""10 Remember the Lord your God! Dementia and Faith""""11 An Ageing Church is not a Failing Church: Finding New Paradigms for Accompanying Older Pilgrims""; ""12 Chaplaincy Among Older People: A Model for the Church�s Ministry and Mission?""; ""13 Lessons from Listening""; ""Index""