Viktor Frankl's Contribution to Spirituality and Aging

Herausgeber: Kimble, Melvin a

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Viktor Frankl's Contribution to Spirituality and Aging represents varying professional perspectives on the application of Frankl's logotherapy for ministry with older adults. the chapter authors represent diverse professional backgrounds in medicine, pastoral theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral ministry. They address issues such as death and dying, dementia and depression, and the spiritual meaning of aging, as well as Dr. Frankl's conception of the nature of humanity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 160mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780789011558
• ISBN-10: 0789011557
• Artikelnr.: 21349320

Autorenporträt

Melvin A. Kimble

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
* About the Contributors
* A Personal Note by the Guest Editor
* Acknowledgments
* Logotherapy: An Overview
* Viktor Frankl Meets Karl Rahner: Two Similar Anthropologies
* A Dialogue Between Viktor Frankl and Charles Gerkin Regarding the
Living Human Document and the Search for Meaning
* Logotherapy and Pastoral Counseling
* The Similarities Between Frankl's Logotherapy and Luther's Concepts
of Vocation and the Theology of the Cross
* Actions, Feelings, and Values: Foundations of Meaning and Personhood
in Dementia
* Bridging Psychology and Theology When Counseling Older Adults
* Logotherapy in the Care of the Terminally Ill
* Logotherapy and Adult Major Depression: Psychotheological Dimensions
in Diagnosing the Disorder
* Meaning in Long Term Care Settings: Viktor Frankl's Contribution to
Gerontology
* Index
* Reference Notes Included