Bieler / Stracke / Veddeler Religion and Aging

Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Explorations
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-374-05180-9
Verlag: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 20, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm

Reihe: Contact Zone

This collection of essays explores the intersection of religious, psychosocial, economic and cultural issues in relation to the dramatic demographic shifts we are facing on a global scale.
Theologians, gerontologists, anthropologists and practitioners reflect on the meaning of aging in diverse contexts such as Indonesia, South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. Assuming that aging is an intricate process that encompasses enrichment and loss, the gain of wisdom and the loss of memory, and the expansion as well as the constraint of agency, the essays analyze how these dynamics play out in different cultural contexts. Special attention is given to the role of religion in processes of aging.

[Religion und Altwerden. Interkulturelle und interdisziplinäre Erkundungen]
Der Sammelband untersucht das Zusammenspiel religiöser, psychosozialer, ökonomischer und kultureller Aspekte in Bezug auf die dramatischen demographischen Veränderungen, mit denen wir in globaler Perspektive konfrontiert sind. Wissenschaftler und Praktiker reflektieren aus theologischer, gerontologischer, sozialpsychologischer und anthropologischer Perspektive die Bedeutung von Alterungsprozessen in unterschiedlichen Kontexten, z. B. in Indonesien, Südafrika, Tansania, Botswana, Deutschland, Mexiko und der Schweiz. Ausgehend von Überlegungen, die zeigen, dass Alterungsprozesse komplex sind und sowohl Bereicherung und Verlust, den Zugewinn an Weisheit und den Verlust von Erinnerungsfähigkeit sowie die Ausweitung als auch die Einschränkung von Handlungsfähigkeit beinhalten können, wird danach gefragt, welche Gestalt diese Dynamiken in unterschiedlichen Kontexten annehmen. Dabei kommt insbesondere die Bedeutung von Religion in den Blick.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bieler, Andrea

Stracke, Matthias

Veddeler, Angelika

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS

Preface 7
Religion and Aging in International and Intercultural Perspectives
– Mapping the Field
Andrea Bieler and Matthias Stracke 9

Interdisciplinary Horizons

The Longevity Revolution
– Global Developments and Ways Forward
Ina Voelcker and Alexandre Kalache 17

Themes in Contemporary Behavioral and Social Gerontology Hans-Werner Wahl 35
Debunking Myths of Aging
– Implications for Church Participation of Older Adults
Jenny S. Y. Lee and Helene H. Fung 53

When Religion Matters
– Aging, Health and Care in Indonesia and Tanzania
Peter van Eeuwijk 71

Theological Contributions

Discourse on Religion and Aging
– Integrating Theological and Intercultural Perspectives
Ralph Kunz 101

A Paradox of Life: Finding Meaning in Aging – Horizons in Theological Anthropology
A´ngel F. Me´ndez-Montoya OP 113

And Sarah Laughed
– Observations on Bible, Aging and Postcoloniality
Musa Dube 121

“Who Do You Say that I am?”
– People Living with Dementia in Medical De-Constructions and Liturgical Reconstructions and Play
Drea Fro¨chtling 139

Concepts, Challenges and Innovative Practice

Emerging Discourse on Aging in the United Evangelical Mission
Angelika Veddeler 165

Diaconic Challenges in Elderly Care on Three Continents
– Indonesia, Germany, Tanzania and the Philippines
Klaus Po¨schel 169

Protagonism and the Role of Older People in Policy-Making
– A Bottom-Up Approach
Ina Voelcker 177

“With this Alzheimer Thingy You Can’t Walk Alone”
– Walking with and Supporting People Living with Dementia
Drea Fro¨chtling 187

Religion and Aging in International and Intercultural Perspectives
– A Conference Commentary and Research Prospects from a Diaconic Perspective
Beate Hofmann 215

Bibliography 223
List of Contributors 257

1;Cover;1
2;Title;5
3;Copyright;6
4;Contents;7
5;Preface;9
6;Religion and Aging in International and Intercultural Perspectives – Mapping the Field (Andrea Bieler and Matthias Stracke);11
7;Interdisciplinary Horizons;17
7.1;The Longevity Revolution – Global Developments and Ways Forward (Ina Voelcker and Alexandre Kalache);19
7.2;Themes in Contemporary Behavioral and Social Gerontology (Hans-Werner Wahl);37
7.3;Debunking Myths of Aging – Implications for Church Participation of Older Adults (Jenny S. Y. Lee and Helene H. Fung);55
7.4;When Religion Matters – Aging, Health and Care in Indonesia and Tanzania (Peter van Eeuwijk);73
8;Theological Contributions;101
8.1;Discourse on Religion and Aging – Integrating Theological and Intercultural Perspectives (Ralph Kunz);103
8.2;A Paradox of Life: Finding Meaning in Aging – Horizons in Theological Anthropology (Ángel F. Méndez-Montoya OP);115
8.3;And Sarah Laughed – Observations on Bible, Aging and Postcoloniality (Musa Dube);123
8.4;“Who Do You Say that I am?” – People Living with Dementia in Medical De-Constructions and Liturgical Reconstructions and Play (Drea Fröchtling);141
9;Concepts, Challenges and Innovative Practice;165
9.1;Emerging Discourse on Aging in the United Evangelical Mission (Angelika Veddeler);167
9.2;Diaconic Challenges in Elderly Care on Three Continents – Indonesia, Germany, Tanzania and the Philippines (Klaus Pöschel);171
9.3;Protagonism and the Role of Older People in Policy-Making – A Bottom-Up Approach (Ina Voelcker);179
9.4;“With this Alzheimer Thingy You Can’t Walk Alone” – Walking with and Supporting People Living with Dementia (Drea Fröchtling);189
9.5;Religion and Aging in International and Intercultural Perspectives – A Conference Commentary and Research Prospects from a Diaconic Perspective (Beate Hofmann);217
10;Bibliography;225
11;List of Contributors;259