03541oam 2200685I 450 991046485290332120200520144314.00-7890-2732-11-315-86456-81-317-95508-010.4324/9781315864563 (CKB)3710000000126859(EBL)1710776(SSID)ssj0001295137(PQKBManifestationID)11780875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001295137(PQKBWorkID)11336798(PQKB)11388256(MiAaPQ)EBC1710776(Au-PeEL)EBL1710776(CaPaEBR)ebr10884041(CaONFJC)MIL618470(OCoLC)881417618(OCoLC)897465821(EXLCZ)99371000000012685920180706e20122004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpirituality of later life on humor and despair /Elizabeth MacKinlay, editorOxon [England] :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (180 p.)". co-published simultaneously as Journal of religious gerontology, Volume 16, Numbers 3/4 2004."First published 2004 by the Haworth Press.1-306-87219-7 0-7890-2731-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Human Despair and Comic Transcendence; The Paradoxes of Humor and the Burdens of Despair; Lift Up Your Hearts: Humour and Despair in Later Life; Humour: A Way to Transcendence in Later Life?; Dementia, Identity, and Spirituality; Ways of Studying Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: The Social Scientific Approach; Spiritual and Pastoral Care Approaches for Helping Older Adults with Depression; 'Just Because I Can't Remember . . .' Religiousness in Older People with DementiaHope Rising Out of Despair: The Spiritual Journey of Patients Admitted to a HospiceNon-Speech Based Pastoral Care: A Pastoral Care Program for Aged Care Residents with Little or No Ability to Speak; Index?Humor expresses a certain heroic defiance in the face of life's most challenging experience and provides a valuable resource for the celebration of life and the divine comedy of faith, hope, and love.??From the book chapter by Melvin A. Kimble, PhDStudies have shown that as many people age, their spirituality deepens. Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair explores the challenges faced by those in later life and the use of humor for self-transcendence to achieve greater strength and deeper spirituality. Respected authorities share their insights on humor and despair in tOlder peopleReligious lifeCongressesOlder peoplePastoral counseling ofCongressesWit and humorReligious aspectsCongressesDespairReligious aspectsCongressesElectronic books.Older peopleReligious lifeOlder peoplePastoral counseling ofWit and humorReligious aspectsDespairReligious aspects259/.3MacKinlay Elizabeth1940-887894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464852903321Spirituality of later life1983274UNINA