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Author: Malcolm Johnson, Joanna Walker

Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing 1st Edition Table of contents:

1 Spirited Ageing
Introduction
Aims of ‘Spiritual Dimensions of Ageing’
Themes
Personal Encounters with the Meanings of Old Age
Spirituality in a Changing Landscape: Believers, Doubters and Re-constructors
Grappling with the Inner Self: The Universal Quest for Meaning and Purpose
Enabling Older People to Address Their Spirituality
The Book
Reinventing Spirituality
References
Part I The Spiritual Journey of Ageing
2 Spirituality and Ageing: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Introduction
How Are Spiritual Development and the Spiritual Journey Related to Ageing?
Why Do So Few People Know about the Link between Ageing and Spirituality?
Yesterday
The Nature of Spirituality
Spirituality and Ageing Imbedded in Historical Time
Next Steps
Spirituality and Ageing for Practitioners
References
3 Ageing and Spirituality across Faiths and Cultures
Introduction
A Secular Model of Spirituality in Ageing
The Importance of Story as a Way of Understanding the Spiritual Journey of Life
A Model of Spiritual Tasks and Process of Ageing
The Spiritual Tasks of Ageing Described
The Association between Culture and Religion
The Importance of Culture in Later Life
The Ways Cultures Influence How the Model of Spiritual Tasks and Process of Ageing Is Worked Out
Interactions between Religion and Culture
What Shape Does Self-transcendence Take in Different Religions?
Ways of Responding to Meaning
The Importance of Relationship, Spirituality, Culture and a Note of Caution
Conclusion
References
4 Stages of the Soul and Spirituality in Later Life
Call
The Voice
Cube Descending
Search
Seeing Clearly
Guiding Light
The Deserted Church
Struggle
The Unclean Saint
The Diamond Dentist
False Teeth
Breakthrough
In the Eye of the Storm
Center of the Cross
The Pattern in the Room
Simplicity
Return
The School of Healing
Interfaith Action
A Difficult Task
References
5 Aesop’s Fables as Spiritual Touchstones for Ageing
Perceiving Legacy Work
Reflecting on Memories in Reviewing a Life
Gazing Death in the Face
References
Part II Cultures of the Spirit in Modernity
6 Religion, Belief and Spirituality in Old Age: How They Change
Age Differences in Religiosity
Research Findings from a 35-Year Longitudinal Study
Changes in Religiousness Associated with Ageing
Generations: Age Differences Associated with Cohort Membership
Narrative Accounts of Ageing and Cohort Trends
The ‘‘Retirement Surge’’ in Religiosity
The Ways Religious Expression May Differ Between Age Cohorts
Dying, Death, and Spirituality
Conclusions
References
7 Ritual and Memories of Ritual in Older People’s Lives: Contrasts between Eastern and Western Europe
The Oldest Participants in Bulgaria and Romania
The Oldest Participants in England
Reflection on Differences in Religious Attitudes between the Oldest Participants in Eastern and Western Europe
References
8 Religious Ritual and Practice in Old Age
Introduction
My Father’s Story
Rituals and Religious Practices
The Timing and Cycles of Religious Rituals over the Life Course
Rituals and Ageing
One-Time-Only Rituals
Annual Rituals
Weekly Rituals
Daily or Multiple Daily Rituals
Why Ritual Got a Bad Name
Why the Study of Ritual Is Now the Cutting Edge of the Cognitive Science of Religion
Why the New Research Needs to Consider the Importance of the Repetition of Ritual over the Life Span
References
9 New Cultures of Ageing: The Impact of the Third Age on Issues of Spirituality and Religion
The Third Age
Religion and Spirituality in Later Life
Conclusion
References
Part III Searching for Meaning in Later Life
10 Religion, Faith, Belief and Disbelief in Old Age: ‘‘A full-hearted evensong’’
Introduction
Religion and Faith
The Dynamic of Reflection and Action: Belief and Disbelief
Disbelief or Atheism
Interiority and Development of ‘‘Inner Resources’’ in Later Life
Gerotranscendence
Thoughts about Nature, Gardening, and Faith
Gardeners and Gardens of Kahehtiyo
Conclusion
References
11 Finding Meaning and Sustaining Purpose in Later Life
Introduction
The Contribution of Viktor Frankl
Relevance for Older People
Persons with Dementia
My Research
Measuring Purpose in Life
The Interviews
Relevant Correlations
Discussion
References
12 Spirituality, Biographical Review and Biographical Pain at the End of Life in Old Age
Experiencing the Fourth Age
Does Psychological Functioning Predict Mortality?
Death in the Province of Old Age
Remembering in Pain
Biographical Pain
Late Life Spirituality
Life Hurts: Beyond Successful Ageing
The Spiritual and the Biographical
References
13 Embracing Contraries: The Spiritual Quest as a Lifelong Process
References
Part IV Meeting Spiritual Needs in Older Age
14 Conversation Matters
Introduction
PSALM and Conversation
PSALM and Spirituality
Resilience
References
15 Spiritual Development in Later Life: A Learning Experience?
Introduction
What Can We Know about Later Life Spiritual Learning and Development?
Making a Case for Learning about Spirituality
Ways in Which Spiritual Learning Can Be Enabled in Later Life
Developing Spiritual Capacities and Resources for Ageing
Learning as Part of Developmental Life Stages and Tasks
Self-development, Building the Self-system and Mature Identity
Spiritual Practices, Growing the Inner Life and Practice-Oriented Spirituality
Conclusion
Acknowledgement
Notes
References
16 Reimagining the Theology of Old Age
Introduction
Who Is That in My Mirror?
What Do Older People Need in Order to Live Properly?
Putting Theology to Work
What Is the Relationship between Being and Doing?
Our Need for Redemption?
Made in Whose Image?
The Power of Metaphor and Story
Nurturing the Possibilities of Wonder
Holding Fragility and Diminishment
Modernity: Friend or Foe?
What Are Older People For?
Conclusion
References
17 Pressing towards the Finishing Line: Supporting Older People on Their Final Lap
Introduction
Older People and Dying in a Communal Setting
Tasks for the Final Lap
A Good Death?
The Final Lap: Training the End of Life Accompanists
The Needs of Those Left Behind
The Finishing Line and MHA’s Five Values
Conclusions
References
Index

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