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About this book
The dread of dementia has a unique hold over us, because dementia seems to eat away at what makes us human. If we lose our capacity to remember, to think, to act, and even to speak, what is left of us? And where is the God who promised to be with us? These are profound theological questions that go beyond a need for better pastoral care or more welcoming churches: they hold up a mirror to what we really believe about human beings, about God, and about dementia itself. The purpose of this book is to explore what these questions have to teach us, by reflecting theologically on the faith journey of people who live with dementia. It is a personal theological pilgrimage, digging down into the theological meaning of dementia itself, looking for hidden pearls of insight. But it is also an attempt to look past the details, to see the "big picture" of God's grace and faithfulness, embodied in the person and life of the crucified and risen Christ. It will speak not just to people who are challenged or troubled by dementia, but to anybody seeking to grapple with their faith in challenging times.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Permissions
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Why are we so afraid of dementia?
- 2. What sort of a God is to be found in dementia?
- 3. Sharing the mind of Christ
- 4. Symeon of Emesa and the “holy fools” of God
- 5. “Do you think he has a soul?”
- 6. From cognition, through emotion, into spirit
- 7. Mum’s last day
- 8. Touching darkness, touching God
- Conclusion
- Bibliography