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Towards a practical Christian Ethic of Dementia
Abstract
A Christian ethic of dementia is a critical topic, due to the prevalence of dementia, its impact on people and the Bible’s teaching regarding how the church should respond. This paper proposes a Christian ethic of dementia and dementia care built on Scripture, arguing that dementia cannot impact, let alone diminish a person’s value and that Christians are called to love people living with dementia. As such, it provides an ethic of dementia, and supports the pastoral reflection Forgotten Ministry which outlines my experience with dementia and published in this edition of the Journal of Contemporary Ministry.
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2026-05-19
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