Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair,Used

Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair,Used

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Humor expresses a certain heroic defiance in the face of lifes most challenging experience and provides a valuable resource for the celebration of life and the divine comedy of faith, hope, and love.From the book chapter by Melvin A. Kimble, PhDStudies have shown that as many people age, their spirituality deepens. Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair explores the challenges faced by those in later life and the use of humor for selftranscendence to achieve greater strength and deeper spirituality. Respected authorities share their insights on humor and despair in the process of spiritual development in later life, with discussions on how to provide effective pastoral practice in aged care.Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair presents the major issues that challenge people in later life that could lead them to either spiritual integrity or despair. Beyond the physical and psychosocial, this book shows how the journey into aging canthrough humorbecome selftranscendent and deeply spiritual in the face of physical decline. This theological perspective illustrates the full breadth of issues facing those in later life. It presents effective pastoral frameworks of care for those who struggle with the depression, dementia, disabilities, losses, and terminal illness that may accompany aging.Spirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair explores: humor as a path to selftranscendence in later lifelater lifes paradox of wellbeing and defiant power of the human spiritdementia and its effect on spiritualityspiritual and pastoral care approaches for those with depressionreligiousness in older people with dementiathe spiritual journey of hospice patientsnonspeech based pastoral careSpirituality of Later Life: On Humor and Despair provides valuable insights for aged care chaplains, parish clergy, pastoral and aged care workers, social workers, activity officers, health professionals, and anyone whose life includes an elderly person.

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