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Living through the Paschal Mystery
— surviving cancer narratives told by older Roman Catholic women | | Author(s) | Fiona Clements, Fiona Tasker |
| Journal title | Journal of Religion Spirituality and Aging, vol 27, no 1, January-March 2015 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, January-March 2015 |
| Pages | pp 48-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Cancer ; Rehabilitation ; Adjustment ; Roman Catholics [elderly] ; Faith ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | Research has indicated that religious faith can help in coping with cancer. However studies have not explored the specific faith meanings that support participants in coping with a life-threatening condition into older adulthood. In the present study a narrative analyses of interviews with six older British Roman Catholic women in remission from cancer produced three main themes: simplicity in dealing with cancer, a feeling of inner strength to endure suffering, and a purpose in everything that sustained their acceptance of their situation. All three themes were rooted in the Catholic understanding of the `Paschal Mystery' and the women's experiences were not explicable without this specific faith narrative. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150619205 A |
| Classmark | BD: CK: LM: DR: F:TSA: EX5: DP |
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