RT Book
T1 The storied self: a narrative approach to the spiritual care of the aged
A1 Stevens, Bruce A. 1950-
LA English
PP Lanham Boulder New York London
PB Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663788952
AB The need for narrative -- Overview of the deep story -- The first gap in the life story -- Gaps in the narrative -- The God story -- Testing true and false stories -- Testing faith stories -- About the messy, problem, body, and dark stories -- Integration through story -- Designing a new story -- Performing a new story -- One from many stories.
AB "We are multistoried; each story contributing to who we are - the storied self. A number of undeveloped stories are identified in this book. This includes the hidden story before language. Others include the lazy story, the trauma story, the messy story, the body story, the problem story and the dark story. The God story brings the spiritual realm into focus. The challenge in spiritual care is to help people find an integrative deep story which can be re-authored with new and exciting possibilities. This book draws on the insights of narrative gerontology for a natural, engaging and more comprehensive spiritual care of the aged - one that results in psychological and spiritual growth. This is a unique idea which will challenge the way we think about pastoral care"--
NO Includes bibliographical references
CN BV4435
SN 978-1-9787-0273-8
K1 Church work with older people
K1 Older Christians : Religious life
K1 Pastoral Care
K1 Gerontology