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List of contents
- 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
About the author
James W Ellor
Summary
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
