Spirituality and Aging

Name: Spirituality and Aging
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ISBN: 9780801891199

ISBN-10: 0801891191

ISBN-13: 9780801891199

Edition: 2009

Authors: Robert C. Atchley, R. C. Atchley

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A spiritual life, one focused on personal growth and deep human experience, is a major focus and motivator for people over the age of forty. Yet there is a marked lack of rigorous academic study of spirituality's importance in the lives of aging people. Noted gerontologist Robert C. Atchley remedies this problem by developing complex concepts and language about spirituality.Spirituality and Aging incorporates material from two decades of interviews, observations, study, and reflection to illustrate ways of thinking about and discussing spirituality -- what it is, why it is important, and how it influences the experience of aging. This book provides a nuanced view of spirituality and the…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.188



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Setting the Stage



Basic Frames of Reference



The Nature of Spiritual Experience



Spiritual Development



Spirituality, Spiritual Self, and Spiritual Identity



Spiritual Journeying



Becoming a Sage and a Spiritual Elder: Transpersonal Psychology



Transpersonal Sociology and Serving from Spirit



Examples Using an Expanded View



Continuity, Spiritual Growth, and Coping in Later Adulthood



Spiritual Beliefs and Practices and the Experience of Time and Aging



Spirituality and the Experience of Dying and Death


Conclusion: Summary, Reflections, and Implications



Spirituality Inventory



Questions for Reflection and Spiritual Self-Assessment


Notes


References


Index