| Description |
1 online resource (255 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents -- Foreword -- The Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Editors� 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 |
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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 Church�s Ministry and Mission? -- 13 Lessons from Listening -- Index |
| Summary |
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 have lived and the impact they have made on their listeners. The book outlines a theoretical basis for exploring the phenomenon of ageing and its effects on society as a whole, with a particular emphasis on the spiritual aspects of ageing, the Church's response to older people and the place of storytelling. In the final section of the book, five individuals bring their insight and experience into dialogue with the stories of the oldest old, exploring issues around faith development, doubt and dementia, and detailing some vital lessons for the contemporary ageing Church |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 16, 2014) |
| Subject |
Older people -- Religious life.
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Nursing home residents -- Religious life
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Nursing home residents -- Religious life
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Older people -- Religious life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Albans, Keith, editor
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Johnson, Malcolm, editor
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Goodall, Margaret, contributor
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| ISBN |
9780334049517 |
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0334049512 |
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0334049458 |
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9780334049456 |
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