“So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.” Psalm 90:12
Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper is a minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City. She is the author of the book On Vanishing: Mortality, Dementia, and What It Means to Disappear.
A New York Times review stated the following about her book:
“A searching, poetic inquiry into dementia. . . . In her beautifully unconventional book, Harper examines the porousness of the borders, the power of imagination and language to grant better futures to our loved ones and ourselves.” – Parul Sehgal, The New York Times
In this recording, she delivers a message at The Riverside Church.
“People with deep dementia are beloved friends of God, instruments of God’s healing and peace, gifts to the church, and children of the almighty God.” – Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper, a minister for older adults at The Riverside Church in New York City.
Listen, learn, grow in understanding – and be changed!
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Recorded May 1, 2022
22:57 minutes
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Rev. Harper is a member of Reimagining Dementia – A Creative Coalition for Justice.
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