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Growing Population of Elders Creates
Challenges, Possibilities for Churches
by the Rev. Joyce Smothers & Kathi Heath
Older Couples, Intimacy and Spirituality:
Concerns When a Partner Has Dementia
by Patricia K. Suggs
’Til Death Do Us Part: Support at the End of Life for the Spiritual Needs of Older Couples
by Susan C. Mitchell
Bringing Meaning to Our Lives and Our Years: Women, Aging and Ritual
by Marita Grudzen
A Vital Ministry: Engaging Older
Congregants in Giving, Caring, Sharing
by the Rev. Judith L. Birch
Book Review
Bereavement Counseling: Pastoral Care for Complicated Grieving by Junietta Baker McCall (Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Pastoral Press, 2004); paperback, 346 pages; $19.95.
Reviewed by Georgia Robertson
Perspectives From Elders on Spiritual Strengths
Compiled by Donald Koepke
Three Keys to Enhancing Spirituality
for Older Adults in Long-Term Care
by Beverly Baumgartner
A Buddhist View on Teaching
And
Learning in the Later Years
by Ronald Y. Nakasone
Interview: Huston Smith
A Legendary Scholar of Religion Provides
Lessons From Eastern Spiritual Traditions
by Stephen Sapp
Creating Awareness of Elders’ Spiritual Issues
For Long-Term Care Professionals and Providers
by Donald Koepke
'Redeeming the Imagination': A Sociologist Looks at Christian Spirituality and the Arts
by Susan H. McFadden
How Congregations Can Reach Out to Older Adults With Visual Impairment
by Mark Brennan
The Graying of the Flock: Preparing for the Future
by James L. Knapp
Acting on Faith in Later Life Requires Wisdom, Living Within One's Limits
by Richard Griffin
Jewish Perspectives on Valuing Older
Adults as a Source of Life Lessons
by Rabbi Richard F. Address
Inclusive Congregations:
Creating a Welcome Home for LGBT Older Adults
by the Rev. Laurie Kraus
Spiritual Assessment Tool Helps Pastors Understand the Inner Lives of Older Adults
by the Rev. Lois D. Knutson
The Role of Elders in Congregations: What Rural Churches Can Teach Us
by Patricia K. Suggs
Forgiveness: A Spiritual Value That Fosters Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Health
by Fr. James P. Oberle
Challenges and Potentials of Midlife Spirituality
by Susan H. McFadden
Book Reviews
Teamwork in Geriatric Care Management:
Ethical Dilemmas for Professionals and Families
by Judith L. Howe, Jeremy Boal,
Li-Mei Chen & Christine K. Cassel
Clinic Sponsored by African American Church Extends AIDS Prevention and Care to Elders
by the Rev. Marvin A. McMickle
Matters of the Heart
and Mind:
African American Elders and Grief
by Darlyne Redd
Older Women Find That Prayer Matures Along With Them
by Susan Perschbacher Melia
An Artist Walks the Labyrinth: Lessons on Time and Growth
by Susan H. McFadden
Resources on Aging, Religion and Spirituality: FoRSA Members' Favorites
Compiled by James Ellor & Elaine Tiller
Women's Rituals for the Life Cycle
by Helen Stegall
Economic Values in Faith Communities: Counseling on Legacies and Benefits
by Stephen Sapp
Retrieving Spiritual Traditions for the Elderly
by Madelyn Iris
Enlightenment Through Losses and Limits: Spirituality and Disability
by Richard Griffin
Elders: Explorers Without Maps
by Carter Catlett Williams
Filial Piety: The Traditional Ideal of Parent Care in East Asia
by Kyu-taik Sung
The Church as Service Provider in the Alzheimer's Disease Caregiving Experience
by Jon C. Stuckey
Spiritual Autobiography: History and Context
by Susan H. McFadden
Healing Connections: Ethnic Perspectives on Spirituality and Mental Health
by Ramonia L. Lee
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