addressing the challenge of disability in later life MacKinlay, Elizabeth 1940- Ed. text bibliography enk London, UK Philadelphia, PA Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2008 monographic eng

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271 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Introduction: ageing, disability and spirituality / Elizabeth MacKinlay -- Remembering the person: theological reflections on God, personhood and dementia / John Swinton -- Ethics, ageing and disability / Laurence McNamara -- New and old challenges of ageing: disabilities, spirituality and pastoral responses / Elizabeth MacKinlay -- The particular needs of older people with intellectual disabilities and their carers: a perspective from the experience of L'Arche / Eileen Glass -- Better dead than disabled? when ethics and disability meet: a narrative of ageing, loss and exclusion / Christopher Newell -- Disabled or enabled: ethical and theological issues for dementia care / Rosalie Hudson -- On relationships not things: exploring disability and spirituality / Lorna Hallahan -- Scriptural reminiscence and narrative gerontology: Jacob's wrestling with the unknown (Genesis 32) / Matthew Anstey -- Tracing rainbows through the rain: addressing the challenge of dementia in later life / Malcolm Goldsmith -- Dementia: a journey inwards to a spiritual self / Christine Bryden and Elizabeth MacKinlay -- Bodhi, Karuna and Metta: Buddhist perspectives for a theology of pastoral care for the ageing and persons with disabilities / Ruwan Palapathwala -- "Who is God in the pit of ashes?" the interplay of faith and depression in older age / Dagmar Ceramidas -- Hearing the voice of the elderly: the potential for choir work to reduce depression and meet spiritual needs. a pilot study / Kirstin Robertson-Gillam -- Humour and its link to meaning and spirituality in war / Carmen Moran -- Pastoral rituals, ageing and new paths into meaning / Alan Niven -- Ageing, disability and spirituality: the possibilities for well-being and care / Elizabeth MacKinlay. edited by Elizabeth MacKinlay. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Older people Religious life Church work with older people People with disabilities Religious life Church work with people with disabilities 248.85/AGE 9781843105848 (pb : alk. paper) 2007035184 DLC 070828 20130917133721.0 4507395