Minding the Wisdom of Ages. Narrative Approaches in Pastoral Care for the Elderly

This essay reflects on the nature and specific challenges of pastoral care for the elderly in a narrative perspective. Locating pastoral care at the interface of care for the human story and care for the stories of God, the paper explores the narrative challenges of old age and the ways in which nar...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inPractical theology Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 331 - 340
Main Author Ganzevoort, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Equinox Publishing Ltd 27.07.2010
Routledge
Subjects
ageing
Elderly people
Gerontology
Life stories
narrative
Narrative psychology
Narratives
Pastoral care
Practical theology
Traditions
Wisdom
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:This essay reflects on the nature and specific challenges of pastoral care for the elderly in a narrative perspective. Locating pastoral care at the interface of care for the human story and care for the stories of God, the paper explores the narrative challenges of old age and the ways in which narratives from the religious tradition can be brought into conversation with these narratives of individual lives. The paper starts by describing how we construct or "write" our life stories in old age and then looks into the question of how we tell our stories before a changing audience. Finally it discusses how pastoral care may function to connect the individual life story with the wisdom of ages.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:1756-073X
1756-0748
DOI:10.1558/prth.v3i3.331