Connection to the natural world is recognised as part of spirituality in the context of ageing; however, the breadth and interconnectivity of older people’s connections to creation in the UK and th...

AbstractObjectives. Leisure activity engagement (LAE) and spirituality are independently associated with cognition and may serve as protective cognitive fa

THREE modern pilgrimage routes linking North Yorkshire village churches are to be officially launched this month.

February is a month of thresholds. The earth is still held in winter’s grip, but the light is unmistakably returning. Days stretch by minutes, a shy lengthening, and occasionally, on those rare, cryst...

A WALKING route that crosses North Wales has been recognised as one of the top wellness experiences in the world.

This study explores the questions encountered by Swedish military chaplains (MCs) in their role of providing Military Soul Care within the Swedish Armed Forces. While Swedish MCs are deeply rooted ...

Graham and Leanne help to launch the county's largest interactive carol event.

Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...

Adult Theological Education. Volume 18, Issue 6 of Practical Theology

The following extended blog is the substance of an address delivered to the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care conference on the 13th November. I want to begin not with policy, nor with strategy...

I have never met Heather Walton but her writing has had a significant influence on my teaching and ministry. Her book written in 2015 Not Eden: Spiritual Life Writing for this World published by SCM P...

Wednesday coming is the 1st October, which as every year, is World Older People’s Day. In the UK, the theme adopted for the day by Ageing Better is “Building Belonging: Celebrating the power of our

The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce the 2025 disruption awards winners. Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day , we are proud to unveil the winners of the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards - ...

Just occasionally in a conversation or an exchange you hear a word, and it sparks imagination or memory. I was fortunate and have been now for a few weeks to be listening to the Ctrl

A day on personal and professional reflections about ageing.

Not for the first time and I suspect not the last – I found myself standing in an airport bookshop a few weeks ago – looking at the array of books to entice the traveller

Christ’s pierced body helps me understand my...

Wisdom is associated with older age in psychosocial and spiritual models of development. However research in this area does not include the voices of older people living in residential care homes. ...

Yesterday (July 18) was World Listening Day, which was established on the birthday of Raymond Murray Schafer, a Canadian composer and environmentalist who is seen as the founder of acoustic ecology. B...

In Scotland, where summer is let’s be honest somewhat fleeting - a brief burst of light and warmth between long winters and now seemingly over by May - the summer season here as elsewhere can