Phoebe Ministries

Dementia and religion: Songs and stuffed animals instead of sermons

By Adelle M. Banks — January 16, 2019
RICHLANDTOWN, Pa. (RNS) — 'Spirit Alive,' a multisensory worship service for people with mid- to late-stage dementia, features a chaplain leading songs, holding up colorful pictures and passing out soft toys.

Dementia and religion: ‘What if I forget about God?’

By Adelle M. Banks — January 15, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) — It’s a query that reflects the struggles of people facing diseases like Alzheimer’s and gives Louisville geropsychologist Benjamin Mast a chance to explain how workings of the brain can relate to functions of faith.
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