Making visible the elderly

Swanepoel, Alta

dc.contributor.advisor	Kotzé, E.	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Hestenes, Mark Erling,1949-	en
dc.contributor.author	Swanepoel, Alta	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:52:49Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:52:49Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:52:49Z
dc.date.submitted	2003-02-28	en
dc.identifier.citation	Swanepoel, Alta (2009) Making visible the elderly, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1422>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1422
dc.description.abstract	This dissertation is about pastoral care and counselling to elderly people to keep them visible within our faith communities. The research is a reflection and a re-telling of the lives of five elderly people who shared their stories with me. I heard them talk about ageing as an ongoing journey that is not always smooth. To grow older includes a lot of changes and a reassessment of lifestyles and goals as well as the danger of becoming invisible to others. Visibility cannot be maintained without communities of support, and care within communities of shared prophetic mission. A pastoral therapist must convey the Christian message of care by healing and caring solidarity, co-constructing new narratives of hope, and bringing back visibility to the elderly.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 122 leaves.)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Gerontology	en
dc.subject	Elderly	en
dc.subject	Aged	en
dc.subject	Visible	en
dc.subject	Respect	en
dc.subject	Quality of life	en
dc.subject	Attitudes about age	en
dc.subject	Death and dying	en
dc.subject	Pastoral care	en
dc.subject	Marginalised	en
dc.subject.ddc	259.3
dc.subject.lcsh	Older people -- Pastoral counseling of
dc.subject.lcsh	Church work with older people
dc.title	Making visible the elderly	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology	en
dc.description.degree	M.Th. (Specialisation in Pastoral Therapy)	en