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What can we, as the Body of Christ do to demonstrate that Christians who have dementia belong to our fellowship, and their gifts are valued? How can we spur each other on (Hebrews 10:24) – and help one another to keep growing in Christ?
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Mar 26, 2021 · What lessons can we learn from people with dementia? One area is memory. We tend to think of that as an autobiographical, linear memory.
Jan 14, 2024 · Dementia presents unique struggles that Scripture does not directly address but provides wisdom for. By clinging to biblical truths about God’s compassion, the dignity of all people, and trust in God’s faithfulness, Christians can have hope in the face of dementia’s profound losses.
- Understanding Dementia
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- A Personalist Theology of Dementia
- Dementia and The Trinity
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Dementia is a term used to describe a number of illnesses that affect the brain and a person’s ability to perform everyday tasks. Common forms of dementia include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and some forms of multiple sclerosis. Over 6 million Americans and 400,000 Australianslive with some kind of dementia. Cultural literacy about de...
Personalism is a school of philosophical and theological speculationthat focuses on the infinite uniqueness and depth of each person. Over the past century people like Dorothy Day, Gabriel Marcel, Martin Luther King, and Karol Wojtyla (who became Pope John Paul II) have been described as personalists, but the movement is still not particularly well...
How might personalism inform our understanding of dementia? One of the biggest challenges presented by the social stigma attached to dementia is the idea that people with dementia have lost both their personhood and dignity. Modern rationalist and empiricist philosophy associates the person with consciousness, as evidenced by Rene Descartes cogitoo...
But what about people who are experiencing the most severe forms of dementia? People with so-called “end stage dementia” may not even be able to recognize facial expressions or respond to a soothing or affectionate touch. Has someone in such a state indeed lost their grip on human personhood and connectedness with God? “No,” scholars argue. Two rel...
Theological speculation about dementia has been surprisingly sparse. Christian personalism, however, presents a unique lens through which we can explore the meaning of dementia and its implications for the soul and one’s relationship with God. Even people living with advanced dementia retain the most fundamental form of spiritual agency—the capacit...
Sep 23, 2014 · There are millions of Christians either living with dementia or serving as a caregiver. What hope does God offer them? How can they respond to God’s calls and remember him?
Dec 12, 2014 · My big question for you is this: How does Alzheimer’s affect the spiritual life of faithful Christians? How does it challenge or change, or even erode, personal faith in Christ? This question gets asked quite a bit.
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Jan 11, 2011 · Many of the things AD patients deludedly think are actually the remains of the brain trying to make sense of what is going on – that is the brain’s job. We very much hope that one day there will be a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s disease and other causes of dementia.
