Aging, spirituality, and religion : a handbook / [print] editors, Melvin A. Kimble ... [and others] ; foreword by James E. Birren. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)1995-2003. - xxiv, 637 pages ; 24 cm.

Vol. 2 edited by Melvin A. Kimble and Susan H. McFadden.



Religion and health in later life Religion and psychological well-being Religion and coping The Continuity of the spiritual self Spiritual development in later life Mysticism The Development of wisdom Religion and persons of color Pastoral care Assessment, referral, and networking Pastoral care of African Americans Legal and financial concerns Ethical perspectives Age-based Jewish and Christian rituals Religious education Worship, traditions, and settings. Dosia Carlson -- A Feminist perspective on aging Congegrational models Elements of parish revitalization The Church in the community Church-based support programs for elderly black adults : congegrational and clergy characteristics Congregation-based health programs Congregation-sponsored housing Congregation as a spiritual care community Spiritual challenges of nursing home life Older gay and lesbian adults A Jewish perspective A Catholic perspective A Neo-Orthodox perspective A Process theology perspective A Feminist theology of aging Constructive theology Science and religion in dialogue Adult development theories and concepts Sociological theories Applications of research methods The Interdisciplinary study of gerontology Quantitative and qualitative methods Interpretive social science and spirituality Harold G. Koenig -- Jeffrey S. Levin, Sheldon S. Tobin -- Kenneth I. Pargament, Kimberly S. Van Haitsma, David S. Ensing -- Robert C. Atchley -- Linda J. Vogel -- Harry R. Moody -- Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Lisa Norris -- David Maldonado -- Melvin A. Kimble -- James W. Ellor, Marie A. Bracki -- Anne Streaty Wimberly, Edward P. Wimberly -- Lori A. Stiegel, Nancy Coleman -- Stephen Sapp -- W.A. Achenbaum -- Henry C. Simmons -- Martha Klein Larsen -- James J. Seeber -- James W. Ellor -- Lynn W. Huber -- Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Linda M. Chatters, Andrew Billingsley, Robert Joseph Taylor -- Anne Marie Djupe, Granger Westberg -- F. Ellen Netting -- Jane M. Thibault -- Dayle A. Friedman -- Gary S. Whitford, Jean K. Quam -- Kerry M. Olitzky, Eugene B. Borowitz -- Drew Christiansen, S.J. Evangelical perspectives Fred Van Tatenhove -- Omar Otterness -- Thomas Au, John B. Cobb, Jr. -- Mary M. Knutsen -- Marc Kolden -- William M. Clements -- Jackie C. Lanum, James E. Birren -- Earl District of Columbia Brewer -- David O. Moberg -- Barbara Pittard Payne -- Gary T. Reker -- Steven Weiland.



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Older Christians--Religious life.
Aging--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church work with older people.

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