Forgetting Whose We are - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Forgetting Whose We are write by David Keck. This book was released on 1996. Forgetting Whose We are available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Alzheimer's disease - a degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized especially by premature mental deterioration - is the most publicly visible and widely discussed form of a range of disorders known as senile dementia. The nature of Alzheimer's disease, especially its progressive debilitation of the memory, raises key theological issues. What does it mean to be truly human? Does our ability to remember define who we are as persons? When the mind loses its ability to remember, what happens to the life of the soul? When we forget God, does God still remember us? Forgetting Whose We Are offers a Christian understanding of and response to the difficult theological, spiritual, and pastoral problems raised by Alzheimer's disease. Filling an important gap in existing literature by directly confronting the theological challenges of Alzheimer's disease to victims, caregivers, and their communities, the book affirms the classic Christian doctrines that witness to the reality of grace and the promises of salvation even for those who can no longer remember themselves, their families, or their relationship with God.
Dementia
Dementia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dementia write by John Swinton. This book was released on 2017-01-31. Dementia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Winner of the Michael Ramsay Prize 2016 Dementia is one of the most feared diseases in Western society today. Some have even gone so far as to suggest euthanasia as a solution to the perceived indignity of memory loss and the disorientation that accompanies it. Here, John Swinton develops a practical theology of dementia for caregivers, people with dementia, ministers, hospital chaplains, and medical practitioners as he explores two primary questions: • Who am I when I’ve forgotten who I am? • What does it mean to love God and be loved by God when I have forgotten who God is? Offering compassionate and carefully considered theological and pastoral responses to dementia and forgetfulness, Swinton’s Dementia redefines dementia in light of the transformative counter story that is the gospel.
The Other Side of Beauty
The Other Side of Beauty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Other Side of Beauty write by Leah Darrow. This book was released on 2017-11-21. The Other Side of Beauty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Leah Darrow uses her experience in the beauty industry to help the women of our culture see what true beauty looks like.” —Jennifer Fulwiler, host of The Jennifer Fulwiler Show and author of Something Other than God Do you feel like you’re never good enough? Like you should be living a more Instagram-worthy life? Are you exhausted by the impossible quest for physical beauty but still yearn for the validation of being chosen, valued, and deemed beautiful? Drawing on her experience on America’s Next Top Model and her work as a fashion model, Leah Darrow exposes the lies we are told about our worth being tied to our appearance and instead invites us to look again at the real meaning of beauty. She shows how we can reclaim true and lasting beauty—the kind that doesn’t depend on self-doubt, exploitation, or comparison—when we reflect God’s glory and embrace our value as he made us to be: strong, brave, and free. Only when we learn to see ourselves as God does can we leave behind our culture’s definitions and demands and find joy in The Other Side of Beauty.
U.S. Moral Theology from the Margins
U.S. Moral Theology from the Margins - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U.S. Moral Theology from the Margins write by Curran, Charles E.. This book was released on 2020. U.S. Moral Theology from the Margins available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A collection of articles that range from thoughts on Vatican II and Humanae Vitae, as well as other contemporary issues such as immigration, poverty, and racism.
God’s Not Forgotten Me
God’s Not Forgotten Me - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook God’s Not Forgotten Me write by 'Tricia Williams. This book was released on 2022-05-24. God’s Not Forgotten Me available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What happens to faith if you get dementia? Does the real "you" disappear? Does your relationship with God evaporate as neurons begin to disconnect? Will you forget God? Here, the voices of Christians from the evangelical tradition bring insight to the profound questions faith encounters amidst the disorientation of dementia: ". . . even when my brain falls apart . . . nothing can separate me from the love of God . . . faith is stronger." 'Tricia Williams seeks deeper understanding of their faith experience and practice through careful listening and theological reflection within the boundaries of a biblical agenda: who I am, knowing God, experience and practice of faith, the shadows of suffering, embodied memory, spiritual growth, and hope for now. Fresh theological insights and challenges for the church call for creative practices to nurture the faith of disciples of Jesus who live with this disease: "They must remind me." In this book, these voices reveal a growing, positive experience of faith in the light of dementia--and of hope in Christ. Faith does not end with diagnosis: "God . . . has not forgotten me."
