God, me and being very old : stories and spirituality in later life /

This book is not about old age, but essentially it is about old people, known and loved or lost and bemused. The heart of the book is the hearing and re-telling of the faith stories of fifteen of the oldest old, all of whom are living in residential care settings. The stories outline the lives they...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Albans, Keith (Editor ), Johnson, Malcolm (Editor ), Goodall, Margaret (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Norwich, England : SCM Press, 2013.
Temas:
Older people > Religious life.
Nursing home residents > Religious life.
Personnes âgées > Vie religieuse.
Patients d'établissements de soins, de cure, etc. > Vie religieuse.
Nursing home residents > Religious life
Older people > Religious life
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • The Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Editorsâ€? 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 Faith11 An Ageing Church is not a Failing Church: Finding New Paradigms for Accompanying Older Pilgrims
  • 12 Chaplaincy Among Older People: A Model for the Churchâ€?s Ministry and Mission?
  • 13 Lessons from Listening
  • Index

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