Humor expresses a certain heroic defiance in the face of life's
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, PhD Studies 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
self-transcendence 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 can through humor become self-transcendent 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
self-transcendence in later life later life's 'paradox of
well-being' and 'defiant power of the human spirit' dementia and
its effect on spirituality spiritual and pastoral care approaches
for those with depression religiousness in older people with
dementia the spiritual journey of hospice patients non-speech based
pastoral care Spirituality 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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