Alzheimer’s Patient
Oh, how can this be?
You and I are losing me
Some day soon
May be morning
Many be noon
I will no longer be the me
You and I
Valuing Age:Pastoral Ministry with older people
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A new publication by James Woodward
Pastoral care and practical theology in the light of age and ageing are the focus of this book. It is
If not Now, When?
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Oh No !
Not another book on OldAge? Yes and a good one.....
Self-appointed ambassador for the baby-boomer generation, Esther is a professionally i
Is there anybody there – Responding to Dementia?
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Is there anybody there?
Can we remember those who forget?
We human beings deal with our fears in a variety of ways. Often our response to certain t
Dignity – Whose Dignity?
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In the Department of Health second NSF paper A New Ambition for Old Age, dignity is defined as ‘the moral requirement to respect human beings ir
Valuing Age:Pastoral Ministry with Older People just published!
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This book is desperately needed. James Woodward’s study is masterful,informed, compassionate, theologically articulate and pastorally compelling
Gerotranscendence
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Lors Tornstam
Tornstam defined the first thesis in Sweden in the field of gerontological sociology in 1973. This model (Gerotranscendence) sugges
A Mission Shaped Church for Older People?
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I had the privilege of travelling up to The Wilson Carlile Campus which houses the headquarters of the Church Army. Mike Collyer and Clair
Sheila Hancock
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This is a really moving read about a woman coping with the death of her partner John Thaw. I challenge anyone not to be moved and enthralled by her lo
Bits of the Jigsaw
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Since my sabbatical earlier this year it has been understandably quite difficult to maintain any time of regular rhythm of reading. I am keen to wan
Retirement?
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This may raise a smile! James Woodward thinking about retirement.... well in a theoretical sense you understand! I have to speak at a leveson Centre
An Ageing Church?
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I gladly spent the last weekend of August, in the Windermere Centre, which is the United Reformed Church residential training centre, set in th
Holiday Reading Part Three
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As ever, a mixture of books make up the secret of a good holiday read. My first has been waiting for some time. Richard Hoggart (Promises t
An Ageing Mind?
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Tradition says that as you get older, you gradually lose your marbles as dottiness and dementia take over from the acuity of younger days. In this
Embracing our Age?
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Most of us prefer the relative comfort of denial when it comes to older age. This is a serious state for it is always better to anticipate a
It’s all in the Mind?
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We all fear losing our minds and memories. One of the reasons why many fear old age is because we believe that cognitive abilities decline. There a
On forgiving your parents
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My reading of old age narratives goes on (and on and on)! There is some productivity and much delight in the various way these characters think about
Endgame by May Sarton
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On the 17th of May I wrote about a very remarkable book by May Sarton (At Seventy). You can imagine my delight at finding another journal by her ent
Accounting for what shapes age?
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Do you remember your grandparents? What were they like? I remember my mothers, mother - going to see her as a very young child when my mot
Accounting for Longevity?
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If we are to grasp what ageing means for us at an individual level then we must also come to terms with the ways in which age is a social and cult