TY - JOUR
T1 - Dementia-A Spiritual Journey Towards the Divine
T2 - A Personal View of Dementia
AU - Bryden, Christine
AU - MacKinlay, Elizabeth
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisiplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research. ISSNs: 1050-2289;
PY - 2008/10/20
Y1 - 2008/10/20
N2 - This chapter presents a moving account of one woman's journey into fronto-temporal dementia. Bryden grapples with the difficult issues of loss of self and relationship with God. She examines the significance of memory in the Christian journey, and finally, she proposes ways for relating to her as she moves further into dementia. The strategies suggested uphold her as a fellow member of the Body of Christ, where others may become her memory, and where she can still be nurtured through the love of others and feel God's love through them.
AB - This chapter presents a moving account of one woman's journey into fronto-temporal dementia. Bryden grapples with the difficult issues of loss of self and relationship with God. She examines the significance of memory in the Christian journey, and finally, she proposes ways for relating to her as she moves further into dementia. The strategies suggested uphold her as a fellow member of the Body of Christ, where others may become her memory, and where she can still be nurtured through the love of others and feel God's love through them.
U2 - 10.1300/J078v13n03_05
DO - 10.1300/J078v13n03_05
M3 - Article
SN - 1552-8030
VL - 13
SP - 69
EP - 75
JO - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
JF - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
IS - 3/4
ER -