New Directions in Religion and AgingPsychology Press, 1987 - 205 pages In this stimulating and timely book, experts examine the critical issues that will face professionals in the religious community as they work with the elderly in the coming decades. They look at the directions religious communities must be prepared to take and the problems to which they must respond if they are to be effective in the years ahead. Topics include responding to poverty and aging, suicide among the elderly, connecting gerontological training and religious professionals, and much more. |
Contents
Theology and Aging in the 21st Century | 17 |
Coming Issues in the Pastoral Care of the Aged | 33 |
O fH E F | 47 |
Tomorrow | 55 |
The Inevitable Issue | 63 |
17 | 70 |
Death as a Factor in Understanding Modern Attitudes | 75 |
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21 | 110 |
The Elderly Poor the Future and the Church | 121 |
The Generational Groupings and the Future | 128 |
Conclusion | 137 |
From Male to Female Congregations | 145 |
Will It Get Worse | 153 |
The Future | 159 |
The Religious Response | 165 |
36 | 90 |
An Unlikely Scenario | 91 |
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CRITICAL ISSUES | 103 |
The Religious Agenda for the Future | 173 |
The Caring | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
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