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

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Disciplina: 259/.3
• Soggetto topico: Church work with older people; Older people - Religious life
• Altri autori: EllorJames W MacKinlayElizabeth <1940-> PickardStephen K
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Aging, spirituality and pastoral care
• ISBN: 1-136-40259-4; 0-203-04904-7; 1-136-40252-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786988703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II