Landscapes of Hope and Despair: Stories of the Future of Emerging Adults in Cancer Remission

The temporal dimensions of the past, present, and future need to be examined in order to grasp an individual's experiences of hope and despair. Images of the future provide an essential perspective on self-narratives and constitute a valuable source of information for practical theology and pas...

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Main Author: Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2019]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 67-84
RelBib Classification:RG Pastoral care
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Future stories
B Hope
B Meaning
B Cancer
B emerging adults
B life tree drawings
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Summary:The temporal dimensions of the past, present, and future need to be examined in order to grasp an individual's experiences of hope and despair. Images of the future provide an essential perspective on self-narratives and constitute a valuable source of information for practical theology and pastoral care. Through analysing the autobiographical stories and life tree drawings of sixteen emerging adults with cancer, this article focuses on the spiritual process related to the appearance of hope and despair in their future narratives.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2019.1632403