The Storied Self
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The Storied Self

A Narrative Approach to the Spiritual Care of the Aged

  1. 181 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Storied Self

A Narrative Approach to the Spiritual Care of the Aged

About this book

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.

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Year
2018
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781978784154

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction: The Need for Narrative
  3. Chapter One: Overview of the Deep Story
  4. Chapter Two: The First Gap in the Life Story
  5. Chapter Three: Gaps in the Narrative
  6. Chapter Four: The God Story
  7. Chapter Five: Testing True and False Stories
  8. Chapter Six: Testing Faith Stories
  9. Chapter Seven: About the Messy, Problem, Body, and Dark Stories
  10. Chapter Eight: Integration through Story
  11. Chapter Nine: Designing a New Story
  12. Chapter Ten: Performing a New Story
  13. Epilogue: One from Many Stories
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index
  16. About the Author

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