Dementia : living in the memories of God /
John Swinton.
- Grand Rapids, MI : William B. Eerdmans, c2012.
- 298 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
Practical theology of dementia -- Redescribing dementia: starting from the right place -- Fragmentation of persons and the creation of typical people -- Moving beyond the standard paradigm: from defectology to relationships -- Problem with personhood: why it might not be such a good idea for people to be persons -- Relational personhood and the vanishing self:is there a person in person-centered care? -- Personhood and humanness:importance of being a creature -- Living in the memories of God: memory and divine embrace -- Becoming friends of time: learning to live in the present moment -- Hospitality among strangers: Christian communities as places of belonging.
9780802867162 (cloth : alk. paper)
2012014982
Dementia--Religious aspects--Christianity. Memory--Religious aspects--Christianity. Dementia--Patients--Religious life.