Let Evening Come: Reflections on Aging: Mary C. Morrison

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A daring, yet gently written reflection on one of life's most important periods, Let Evening Come has the sensitivity and humor that will appeal to readers of any age. Mary C. Morrison explores the changes that take place as one ages, the gradual movement away from the center of life--work, family, community--to the periphery. Without glossing over the negative and depressed feelings that this can cause, Morrison highlights the benefits of relaxation, pure enjoyment , and time for reflection that old age can bring. The author shows how finding gallantry, dignity, and a positive outlook amid the changes aging brings is possible and rewarding.

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On Hallowing One's Diminishments by John R. Yungblut | Goodreads

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From the candid beginning of this essay to its conclusion, John Yungblut shares a sensitive discussion of the many forms of diminishment we experience in life, including birth defects, sudden natural disasters, unwilled separations, aging, and finally death itself. 

From his study of Teilhard de Chardin and his experience of contemplative prayer, he invites the reader into practices of mind, body, and soul that may help open us to God.
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A graduate of Harvard College and the Episcopal Divinity School Cambridge, Massachusetts, John Yungblut served twenty years in the in the Episcopal ministry. He joined the Religious Society of Friends in 1960, and became successively Director of Quaker House in Atlanta, Director of International Student House in Washington, D.C., a member of the faculty at Pendle Hill, and Director of the Guild for Spiritual Guidance at Wainwright House in Rye, New York. He is currently Director of Touchstone, Inc. in Lincoln, Virgi¬nia. In addition to offering spiritual guidance and counseling in a Jungian context, he conducts seminars, retreats, and quiet days.

Yungblut has been a life-long student of mysticism. First inspired by Rufus Jones while an undergraduate at Harvard, he later pursued the study of evolution and depth psychology, particularly the converging mythologies of Teilhard de Chardin and CO. Jung, two contemporary mystics and prophets who speak to his condition. 

He is the author of four Pendle Hill pamphlets: 

Quakerism of the Future: Mystical, Prophetic, and Evangelical; 

Sex and the Human Psyche: 

Seeking Light in the Darkness of the Unconscious: 

Speaking as One Friend to Another: On the Mystical Way Forward and 

four books: 

Rediscovering Prayer: 

Rediscovering the Christ; 

Discovering God Within; and 

The Gentle Art of Spiritual Guidance.

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This brief Pendle Hill pamphlet deals with the sense of loss that one experiences as they age or face serious illness or other limiting factors in their life. Yungblut calls us to see that all life is sacred, even the loss that comes with ageing and disease can be consecrated and given over to God. 

The phrase, "hallowing our diminishments" comes from Teilhard de Chardin. who is referenced and quoted throughout.
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A friend mentioned this pamphlet one Sunday during discussion at church and it took me until Holy Saturday to take the hour to read it. Pendle Hill, the publisher, is a Quaker retreat center in Pennsylvania, and Yungblut spent much of his life as a Quaker. He wrote this book around the age of 77, after he had had several physical ailments. 

The 27-page booklet begins with discussion of de Chardin's "The Divine Milieu" in which he speaks of 

• "divinizing one's activities" in the first half of one's life and
•  "hallowing one's diminishments" in the second half.

Yungblut has meditations on diminishments "like little deaths" and bereavements, then discusses "some blessings that accompany aging" and "hallowing the great diminishment, death." 

His final essay on "hallowing diminishments through the practice of contemplative prayer" is where he finally moves from theory (with some experience) to practice. 

Suggesting ways to practice contemplation/meditation, he ends,

"The practice of contemplation is, in effect, a practice in dying, a practice in letting go of the insistent demands of the ego in favor of the realization of the self . . . 

Contemplative prayer is a way of knowing one's self under the aspect of the eternal. . . . 

At that moment, when one has finally let go of the diminishment, one is aware that nothing has been lost and that all is well. The diminishment has been hallowed" (26, 27). I have a sense I will return to this small book as aging and my own diminishment increase.

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 While all these words mean "to set apart for a special and often higher end," hallow, often differing little from dedicate or consecrate, 

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Without nightfall upon the spirit : Morrison, Mary Chase

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To preside over the disintegration of one's own body, looking on as sight and hearing, strength, speed, and short-term memory deteriorate, calls for a heroism that is no less impressive for being quiet and patient .... Anyone who watches aging closely and with a sympathetic eye can sometimes be lost in admiration for the aging and their gallantry.

Where does this gallantry come from? How are we going to find it in ourselves as we need it? This essay on aging will help us recognize the source of dignity and ways to nurture the integrity of aging.

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What is the Fourth Age?

What is the Fourth Age?



What is the Fourth Age?



Author: Ruth Preston


Celebrating the Fourth Age and Valuing the Contributions of Older People





Those in the fourth age are in their eighties, nineties and centenarians. Many commentators refer to the fourth age as living with the ‘Gift of Years’, recognising that the seniors have much to give in terms of their experience and wisdom; that those who may be less able physically and even mentally, often have great strength in their spirituality. Christian faith organisations have many opportunities to show a recognition, appreciation and celebration of old age; in particular the oldest old.





Viewing older age as a precious gift, helps people think of those in the fourth age with positive respect and affirmation; to remember and value the wisdom they bring to the younger generations; to view older people just as useful as other members, in service of the church and wider kingdom work.





The fourth age is a period which requires a special approach – a celebration of life’s successes and achievements, a letting go of failures and disappointment and a recognition of the wisdom and strength developed over many years. The later stages of life can enable people to reflect on their own experiences, shift their own values and expectations, and appreciate that (for some things) there are no absolute answers.



It has been suggested that people in the fourth age can become ‘more themselves’, as they are able to let go of things that are no longer important, accept that some things have no answers and better ‘entertain paradox and hold polarities in tension’ (Walker 2013). It seems that through spiritual and pastoral support, those in the fourth age can be helped to deal with any perceived failings of life, discover new meanings and values and become more connected to their faith (Woodward 2008; Walker 2013).




Specific Opportunities and Blessings of the Fourth Age



An understanding of the importance of spirituality and an anticipation of heaven.
An opportunity to experience God’s grace and prepare ourselves to enter glory.
A fullness in knowing God – when wisdom is gained through knowledge and experience.
Spiritual growth and deeper intercession and relationship with God.
For exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit – ‘love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.’ Galatians 5:22,23.
For sharing God’s goodness manifested over a lifetime.
For sharing and mentoring the younger generation.



Churches and other Christian faith-organisations have great potential and opportunities to encourage and enable older people to feel valued and appreciated; to feel more positively about themselves and to be more involved in the work and ministry of the organisation. Whilst growing older may lead to reduced physical activity, fewer opportunities to travel and fewer social demands and responsibilities, those living in the fourth age still have much to contribute, in terms of pastoral and spiritual service. It is important for churches to recognise that those in the fourth age will often have wisdom, biblical knowledge, life experience, and spiritual maturity which can be great assets to any ministry and most valuable in the discipleship and growth of younger Christians





For many Christians in their fourth age, their faith has been the context of their life for many years. Some will have been active in spreading the gospel message to the next generation, while others have been faithful in their Christian living, day by day. Some will have had wider missionary or ministry roles and bring to later life a rich variety of skills, experiences and aptitudes for mission and ministry to young and old. Learning from experience of their own faith journeys, those living in the fourth age have much to give, in terms of pastoral and spiritual support to others. They are often excellent prayer warriors, telephone missionaries and ‘friendship evangelists’ (Jewell 2013).





Christians On Ageing (2019) reminds us that it is important to remember and reiterate that the stories of those in the fourth age are not just about the past, they are relevant to the here and now, of the Churches’ proclamation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and to the service of the kingdom of God.




Reflection



What opportunities does our church provide to encourage and appreciate older people?
How could our church use its oldest members to support, share and develop the younger generations?
Are the older ‘prayer warriors’ in our church invited to play a central role in the prayer life of our church?
How do we show that we value and respect our oldest church members? Do those in the fourth age feel that they are worthless or a burden to the church?
How do we celebrate the lives and achievements of those living in the fourth age? (Apart from holding funerals).







© Professor Keith Brown from ‘Guidance for Christian Faith Organisations in the Support and Value of Older People’.

SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOURTH AGE - PMC

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How can we differentiate distinct phases of aging in later life? Theorizations of the third and fourth age posit that later life often involves a time of continued growth and increased opportunity (the “third age”) as well as a time marked by growing cognitive, physical, and social losses (the “fourth age”). In contrast to population-based definitions that place this transition around the age of 80, a person-based definition using frailty as a marker offers more sensitivity by focusing on ability and agency instead of age alone. In this study, we apply both definitions in order to examine the social characteristics of the fourth age. Using a nationally representative sample of adults over the age of 65 from from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) seventh round (n=6,312) we find that the population-based definition overestimates the number of adults in the fourth age (2,834 vs 569; p<0.001). Additionally, social network patterns observed when comparing adults above and below the age of 80 - increased rates of including a daughter or son and a decreased rate of including a friend - are not seen when comparing adults who do and do not meet criteria for frailty. Our findings suggest that common understandings of the social characteristics of the oldest old - understandings with important implications for policy and the promotion of human dignity - may be biased by focusing on age alone as a marker of change instead of ability and agency.

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Aging, spirituality, and pastoral care : a multi-national perspective by MacKinlay, Elizabeth, 1940-; Ellor, James

Aging, spirituality, and pastoral care : a multi-national perspective
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How can you foster spiritual growth in older people?This multidisciplinary work re-examines issues of aging with dignity and spiritual meaning. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective brings together chaplains, pastors, counselors, and health care practitioners in all walks of gerontology from around the world to present a fully rounded picture of the spiritual needs and potentialities of this fast-growing population. It also includes a study of the spiritual awareness of nurses working in six different nursing homes, as well as a model for a parish nursing practice that focuses on the aged. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care addresses urgent issues for older people, including:

social and spiritual isolation

the wisdom of the aging

the need for intimacy

sexuality among older people

living with dementia

the spiritual dimensions of caregiving

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How can you foster spiritual growth in older people?

This multidisciplinary work re-examines issues of aging with dignity and spiritual meaning. Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective brings together chaplains, pastors, counselors, and health care practitioners in all walks of gerontology from around the world to present a fully rounded picture of the spiritual needs and potentialities of this fast-growing population. It also includes a study of the spiritual awareness of nurses working in six different nursing homes, as well as a model for a parish nursing practice that focuses on the aged.

Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care addresses urgent issues for older people, including:

social and spiritual isolation

the wisdom of the aging

the need for intimacy

sexuality among older people

living with dementia

the spiritual dimensions of caregiving

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Section 1. Ethical, Theological and Biblical Dimensions

Ethics and Ageing in the 21st Century

Beyond the Biomedical Paradigm: Generating a Spiritual Vision of Ageing

Outward Decay and Inward Renewal: A Biblical Perspective on Ageing and the Image of God

‘Wholeness, Dignity and the Ageing Self’: A Conversation Between Philosophy and Theology

The Getting and Losing Wisdom

Section 2. Issues of Ageing and Pastoral Care

Ageing and Isolation: Is the Issue Social Isolation or Is It Lack of Meaning of Life?

Pastoral Support for Late-Life Sexuality

Understanding the Ageing Process: A Developmental Perspective of the Psychosocial and Spiritual Dimensions

Through a Glass Darkly: A Dialogue Between Dementia and Faith

When Words Are No Longer Necessary: The Gift of Ritual

The Spiritual Dimension of Caring: Applying a Model for Spiritual Tasks of Ageing

The Challenges and Opportunities of Faith Community (Parish) Nursing in an Ageing Society

Epilogue

Radical Discipleship for an Ageing Society

Index

Reference Notes Included

Book Review — Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective

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Aging, Spirituality, and Pastoral Care: A Multi-National Perspective

Elizabeth MacKinlay, James W. Ellor, and Stephen Pickard, eds.

Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2001, 190 pp., $39.95, $24.95 (paperback)

This book, which also appeared in 2001 as two consecutive issues of the Journal of Religious Gerontology, is a collection of 12 essays followed by a brief afterword. Of the dozen authors, one is from Scotland, two are from the United States, and the others, including the three editors, are all from Australia. Some are Protestants, others Catholic. The perspectives from which they examine the challenges of aging and of caring for the aging range from the explicitly theological to the (primarily) psychological to the practical (studies of nursing care). The essays' style and content also vary, ranging from the academic marshaling of opinions to interpretative narratives to poetic musings on the experience of aging.

The essays are divided into two sections. The first includes essays on the "ethical, theological and biblical dimensions" of the aging process itself as we have come to know it in our own era, when an increasing number of people survive into old age and deal with various kinds of chronic illness. The essays of the second section attend to the pastoral challenges involved in dealing with the aging.

Three essays were of particular interest to this reviewer. The first, by Melvin Kimble, PhD, is called "Beyond the Biomedical Paradigm: Generating a Spiritual Vision of Ageing." The other two, both by Elizabeth MacKinlay, one of the book's editors, are "Understanding the Ageing Process: A Developmental Perspective of the Psychosocial and Spiritual Dimensions" and "The Spiritual Dimension of Caring: Applying a Model for Spiritual Tasks of Ageing."

In all three essays, caregivers are urged to recognize and respond to spiritual developments characteristic of many aging persons, to their spiritual accomplishments as well as their spiritual needs and longings. In the first of her two pieces, MacKinlay describes a study of nurses who, in the course of their work, came to acknowledge and deal with the spiritual — as distinct from the psychosocial — in their patients. Doing so involves a wider than usual understanding of "spirituality" in today's Western cultures, in which spirituality is by no means found only in those aging persons who belong to churches, synagogues, or temples. In her second essay, MacKinlay enumerates six spiritual themes identified in a study of independent living older adults. These themes express various aspects of the search, which many aging people conduct as death approaches, for meaning in life and in relationships.

Other essays, especially "Through a Glass Darkly: A Dialogue between Dementia and Faith" by Malcolm Goldsmith, provide valuable insights into ways to interpret and respond to the deeply troubling aspects of dementia in the aging.

This is a collection well worth exploring, although the variety in the approaches in these essays will not please everyone.

Fr. James Bresnahan, SJ, JD, PhD

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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Spiritual Growth and Care in the Fourth Age of Life explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues.

Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care, such as loss of independence and privacy. Her findings show that despite ill health, loneliness and depression, older people near the end of their lives find meaning and support in (re)discovering their spirituality, and that this is not just the experience of those in care facilities, but of older people more generally. The book includes a useful chapter on spiritual assessment, providing carers with information on how to recognise the need for care.

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This comprehensive book, successfully delivers the primary aim of helping people tp develop a deeper understanding of spirituality in relation to frailty and dependency in the fourth age... It explores the spiritual dimension in late life and sensitivity presents the struggles facing older people in need of care, tackling important ethical issues such as the use of staff resources to meet relationship and intimacy needs in care homes... Therapists, particularly those who are unsure how to address this topic within their practice, or interested in developing a greater understanding in this area of gerontology will find it a thought provoking, searching, but thoroughly readable book. It is a very useful book for any reference library for occupational therapists involved with end of life care in the fourth age and for those working in care homes.

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Preface. 1. The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care. 2. The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care. 3. Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs: A developmental approach. 4. Meaning of Life and frailty in the later years. 5. Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people. 6. Spiritual reminiscence: provisional and final meanings in frail older people. 7. The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care. 8. Meeting the challenge: older people with memory loss and dementia. 9. Worship and use of ritual among older people: different cultures, different religions; working in multi-faith and multicultural societies. 10. Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive. 11. Vulnerability, transcendence and living with physical health problems. 12. Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents. 13. Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility. 14. Ethical issues in the fourth age of life. 15. The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. 16. References. Appendix 1: Assessment of the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 1st Level. Appendix 2: Assessment of the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults - 2nd Level. Appendix 3: Group topics for spiritual reminiscence. References. Index.




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KAB
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2016
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This is an excellent, interesting and very readable book which has inspired me to read more widely in this area and to conduct my own small- scale research project too. MacKinlay found that participants in her project were keen to share their thoughts and experiences which and should make all those who care for elderly people ,reflect on their relationships with them and gain a better understanding of their needs.
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Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age : Higgs, Paul, Gilleard, Chris: Amazon.com.au: Books

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Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age Hardcover – 1 May 2015
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With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age.

Inspired by the authors' ground-breaking work on the third and fourth age and supported by extensive sociological, medical and historical research, Rethinking Old Age offers a unique and timely analysis of the fourth age as a 'social imaginary' that is shaped and maintained by the social, cultural and political discourses and practices that divide later life. It stands as a significant resource for students, academics and practitioners of sociology, ageing studies, gerontology, social policy, health studies, social work and nursing.

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The authors of this interesting new book discuss a new separating out of the final stage before death: The Fourth Age . the authors also discuss the inter-relationship between the old person and his/her nearest, carers and society as a whole . This book rewards readers, young and old, who would understand the moral imperative of displaying humanity by a sense of compassion. ― Michael Costello, Third Age Matters, www.U3A.org.uk, Issue 24
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With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most feared and marginalised aspects of old age, conceptually linked to and yet distinct from traditional models of old age.

Inspired by the authors' ground-breaking work on the third and fourth age and supported by extensive sociological, medical and historical research, Rethinking Old Age offers a unique and timely analysis of the fourth age as a 'social imaginary' that is shaped and maintained by the social, cultural and political discourses and practices that divide later life. It stands as a significant resource for students, academics and practitioners of Sociology, Ageing Studies, Gerontology, Social Policy, Health Studies, Social Work and Nursing.


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Paul Higgs is Professor of Sociology of the Ageing in the Division of Psychiatry at University College London, UK.#

Chris Gilleard is a Visiting Research Fellow in the Division of Psychiatry at University College London, UK.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Red Globe Press; 1st edition (1 May 2015)
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Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 184 pages

The Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing : Mackinlay, Elizabeth: Amazon.com.au: Books

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The Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing Paperback – 5 September 2000
by Elizabeth Mackinlay (Author)
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What gives a frail and isolated or institutionalised older person their sense of wholeness and self? What makes later life meaningful? This clear and practical text presents much-needed guidance for health and social care practitioners, as well as for religious professionals, seeking to identify and meet the spiritual needs of older people in their caring role.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with older people, Elizabeth MacKinlay, an experienced nurse and chaplain, develops an understanding of spirituality that enables the reader to explore the spiritual dimension of ageing and to learn how it contributes to well being and health in later life. This accessible and inspiring book will be a useful text for students, trainers and academics, policy makers and practitioners in health and social care, as well as religious professionals, in hospital, residential and other caring settings.

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The Spiritual Dimension Of Ageing by Elizabeth Mackinlay comes close to being a definitive book for health and social care professionals but is also of much wider interest... the issues covered in the book are universal. Mackinlay's contention is that spiritual health in ageing can be enhanced by sensitising older people to their own spiritual journeys, by assessing the spiritual needs of frail older people and by assisting older people effectively to meet their spiritual needs. Reminiscence and life review are important means to this end, and Mackinlay covers this aspect well.--Journal Of The British Society of Gerontology

This recent addition to Jessica Kingsley's series concerned with spirituality and aging is greatly to be welcomed. The book comes close to being a definitive one for both clergy and health and social care professionals and is an excellent read for older people themselves and their carers. The Spiritual Dimension of Aging has many strengths. Mackinlay succeeds better than most in making the necessary distinctions between religion, faith and spirituality. She is very illuminating concerning reminiscence and life review. Her sense of direction is quite clear. Viewing human beings as meaning-makers, she sees the spiritual task of aging as a comprising transcending adversity, seeking final meanings, finding intimacy (with God and others) and holding onto hope. The practical implications for nurses and pastoral carers are well set out. Her work was enlivened by the humour through which older people transcend circumstances and she pays humble tribute to the depth of sharing in which she felt privileged to join.--Leveson Centre for the Study of Ageing, Newsletter

A rich, well-written and accessible resource on an important subject which offers insights into the spiritual lives of older people. A summary at the end of each chapter highlights the key issues...This book is a great contribution to the literature and is relevant to all health professionals.--British Journal of Occupational Therapy

I recommend this book for both educational study and personal reading. Although written for the general market, it does not reduce spirituality merely to feelings or a set of mythological beliefs, nor does it assume all religions are equivalent, even though it has only passing mention of non- Christian religions. It covers the major topics that ought to be infused into the awareness of all who work with ageing people, whether in volunteer services or in professions like nursing, pastoral care or social work.--Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith

MacKinlay's book has had a significant influence on those who wish to develop a holistic approach to the care of older people... clear and practical.--Leveson Newsletter (The Leveson Centre for the study of Ageing, Spirituality and Social Policy)

The book is an excellent resource and a wealth of information from someone who clearly knows her field and is passionate about finding appropriate ways of companioning men and women as they grow old. She is particularly helpful at many points where she suggests areas of further work needing to be done and I suspect that that this will become a book many people will turn to over and over again. She dares to suggest that our accustomed ways of thinking and acting have been less than adequate when spirituality has been neglected and major shifts have to be made. This will challenge many practitioners to examine their prejudices and their priorities and that will ultimately be a great gift to us.--Australasian Journal of Ageing

The book is enlightening for anyone interested in the subject matter, but particularly useful for those in any caring profession - health or social. The book highlights the fundamental importance of recognising spiritual well-being throughout the ageing process, something we should all be aware of!--Signpost

The discussions about life after death make fascinating reading for those who, like me, are actively involved in providing pastoral care within the context of a faith community, especially as many of those interviewed are quite happy to describe their spirituality in non-religious terms'.--Ageing and Society

This book is an excellent resource and a wealth of information from someone who clearly knows her field and is passionate about finding appropriate ways of companioning men and women as they grow old. She is particularly helpful at many points where she suggests areas of further work needing to be done and I suspect that this will become a book many people will turn to over and over again. She dares to suggest that our accustomed ways of thinking and acting have been less than adequate when spirituality has been neglected and major shifts have to be made. This will challenge many practitioners to examine their prejudices and their priorities and that will ultimately be a great gift to us.--Australian Journal of Ageing
About the Author
Elizabeth MacKinlay is a registered nurse and an Anglican priest. She is Director of the Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies at St Mark's National Theological Centre, Canberra, and a Professor in the School of Theology, Charles Sturt University. Elizabeth was Chair of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing in 2008 and is the ACT Senior Australian of the Year for 2009.

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Rita Clancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable addition to my libraryReviewed in the United States on 4 April 2015
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I was very pleased to be able to get a copy of this book which I needed for a Uni course. I am an admirer of Elizabeth MacKinlay's work in this area and look forward to 'digesting' is contents.
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An excellent, immensely readable and helpful book which enables the ...Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2016
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Spirituality and Aged Care - MAC Library

1. Aboriginal spiritual perspectives, research findings relevant to end-of-life care.

Pam McGrath, Emma Philips (eResource)

2. Ageing and spirituality across faiths and cultures. Elizabeth MacKinlay

3. Ageing, spirituality and well-being. Albert Jewell

4. Aging, spirituality, and pastoral care: a multi-national perspective. Elizabeth

MacKinlay, James W. Ellor, Stephen Pickard

5. Breaking the circle: death and the afterlife in Buddhism. Carl B. Becker

6. Caring for Jewish patients. Joseph Spitzer

7. Caring for Muslim patients. Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad

8. Caring for patients from different cultures. Geri-Ann Galanti

9. Chinese religions: beliefs and practices. Fowler J. D., & Fowler M.

10. Culture, religion and patient care in a multi-ethnic society. Alix Henley & Judith

Schott

11. Death and afterlife: perspectives of world religions. Hiroshi Obayashi

12. Death and bereavement around the World: major religious traditions. J.D. Morgan

& P. Laungani

13. In living color: an intercultural approach to pastoral care and counselling. E.Y.

Lartey

14. Integrating spirituality in health and social care: perspectives and practical

approaches. Wendy Greenstreet

15. Introduction to the world’s major religions. Lee W. Bailey

16. The Jewish way in death and mourning. Maurice Lamm

17. Life after death in world religions. Faith meets faith Series. Harold Coward

18. Making sense of death: spiritual, pastoral, and personal aspects of death, dying

and bereavement. Gerry Cox, R. Bendiksen, & R. Stevenson

19. Mental health and spirituality in later life. Elizabeth MacKinlay

20. Prayers & rituals at a time of illness & dying: the practices of five world religions.

Pat Fosarelli

21. Religions, culture and healthcare: a practical handbook for use in healthcare

environments. Susan Hollins

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22. Religions, culture and healthcare: a practical handbook for use in healthcare

environments. Susan Hollins

23. Religious holidays and calendars: an encyclopedic handbook. Karen Bellenir

24. Routledge encyclopedia of religious rites, rituals and festivals. Frank A. Salamone

25. Spiritual needs of people with dementia. Eileen Shamy & Averil Harrison

26. Spirituality, personhood, and dementia. Albert Jewell

27. Spiritual care at the end of life, the chaplain as a "hopeful presence". Steve Nolan

28. Trinity of Sikhism: philosophy, religion, state. Pritam Singh Gill

29. Ultimate journey: death and dying in the world’s major religions. Steven J. Rosen

30. World religions in practice: a comparative introduction. Paul Gwynne

Spirituality and Ageing - A Reflective Workshop

 Spirituality and Ageing - A Reflective Workshop 

SPIRITUALITY

"Spirituality is our way of living in relation to that which is beyond the self. . . Spirituality is a fundamental part of human personhood. Everyone has spirituality whether they think of themselves as spiritual or not."

"The quest for meaning and purpose, and to determine and achieve right action, form two important aspects of spiritual development".

Hughes, Julian C. "A Situated Embodied View of the Person with Dementia" in Spirituality and Personhood in Dementia, edited by Albert Jewell, 205. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.

Disability Bioethics: Moral Bodies, Moral Difference : Scully, Jackie Leach: Amazon.com.au: Books

Disability Bioethics: Moral Bodies, Moral Difference : Scully, Jackie Leach: Amazon.com.au: Books

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The human enhancement debate and disability : new bodies for a better life

Publication date 2014

Topics Biomedical Enhancement -- ethics, Disabled Persons, Bioethical Issues

Publisher Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan

Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled

Contributor Internet Archive

Language English

xviii, 257 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references

Looking at human enhancement through the disability lens / Christoph Rehmann-Sutter, Miriam Eilers, and Katrin Grüber -- On unfamiliar moral territory : about variant embodiment, enhancement, and normativity / Jackie Leach Scully -- Improving deficiencies : historical, anthropological, and ethical aspects of the human condition / Christina Schües -- Good old brains : how concerns about the ageing society and ideas about cognitive enhancement interact in neuroscience / Morten Bülow -- The making and unmaking of deaf children / Sigrid Bosteels and Stuart Blume -- Token of the loss : ethnography of artificial restoration of cancer patients' bodies and lives in Kenya / Benson Mulemi -- Singing better by sacrificing sex / Anna Piotrowska -- Mood enhancement and the authenticity of experience : ethical considerations / Lisa Forsberg -- Prometheus descends : disabled or enhanced? / John Harris -- Human enhancement, and the creation of a new norm / Trijsje Franssen -- More human than human! how recent Hollywood films depict enhancement technologies and why / Kathrin Klohs -- Transhumanism's anthropological assumptions : a critique / Nicolai Münch -- Be afraid of the unmodified body! the social construction of risk in enhancement utopianism / Sascha Dickel

Disability Bioethics: Moral Bodies, Moral Difference Hardcover – 15 August 2008
by Jackie Leach Scully (Author)

Jackie Leach Scully argues that bioethics cannot avoid the task of considering the moral meaning of disability in humans - beyond simply regulating reproductive choices or new areas of biomedical research. By focusing on the experiential and empirical reality of impairment, and drawing on recent work in disability studies, Scully brings new attention to complex ethical questions surrounding disability. Impairment is variously considered as a set of social relations and practices, as experienced embodiment, and as an emancipatory movement, as well as a biomedical phenomenon. In this way, disability is joined to the general late-twentieth century trend of attending to difference as a significant and central axis of subjectivity and social life.

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Disability Bioethics brings together important insights from disability studies, feminist theory, and bioethics to create an integrated, original analysis into a range of ethical questions that arise in the context of medical approaches to disabilities. Scully's expertise in diverse approaches to philosophy, biology, and feminist thought ensure careful and critical engagement with multiple approaches to the complex questions that surround the place of disabilities and people who are disabled in society, in medicine, and in science. The book moves questions concerning disabilities from the margins to the center of bioethics and makes clear how important it is that we understand how deeply assumptions about disability run in many current debates. Challenging the superficial treatment of ethical issues concerning disability that is prevalent in bioethics, Scully adopts the perspective of feminist disability ethics to show how important it is to begin bioethics from the reality of disabled lives.

Both provocative and sound - a thoughtful exploration of the way(s) in which understanding disability illuminates our broad understanding of human biology and its processes, by a scholar with expertise in both fields.

In her wise, clear, and careful book, Jackie Leach Scully takes her place among the leaders of a second wave of disbility theory.

The detailed and reflective description of disability as a factor in shaping moral identity, and the consideration in the concluding chapters of the formation of groups with similar limitations as political or cultural communities, make this a unique and creative contribution to the moral issues of life with disabilities. This book will be valuable to professionals and individuals dealing practically with living in "different bodies." Very thorough bibliography and index. Highly recommended.

This book operates at the intersection of three debates: bioethics; biomedicine; and disability/Deaf studies. It is an excellent introduction for bioethicists and others who are unfamiliar with the challenge posed by disability studies. Not least because she is unafraid to deploy autobiography as part of her intellectual toolbox, Scully's personality comes through the pages of this book: accessible, thoughtful, with a dry wit. Scully is one of the deeper thinkers in contemporary disability studies, eschewing radical rhetoric in favor of detailed readings and carefully constructed arguments.