Kimble, Melvin A <br/><br/>
Aging, Spirituality, and Religion   A Handbook Vol.1 

 - Philadelphia  Fortress Press  1995 
 - 637p 
<br/><br/> includes index and biblioraphy 
<br/><br/>Part One<br/>RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND THE AGING PERSON	5<br/>1. Religion and Health in Later Life	9<br/>Harold G. Koenig<br/>2. Religion and Psychological Well-Being	30<br/>Jeffrey S. Levin and Sheldon S. Tobin<br/>3. Religion and Coping	47<br/>Kenneth I. Pargament, Kimberly S. Van Haitsma, and David S. Ensing<br/>4. The Continuity of the Spiritual Self	68<br/>Robert C. Atchley<br/>5. Spiritual Development in Later Life	74<br/>Linda J. Vogel<br/>6. Mysticism	87<br/>Harry R. Moody<br/>7. The Development of Wisdom	102<br/>Fredda Blanchard-Fields and Lisa Norris<br/>8. Religion and Persons of Color	119<br/>David Maldonado<br/>Part Two<br/>PASTORAL CARE IN AN AGING SOCIETY	129<br/>9. Pastoral Care <br/>Melvin A. Kimble<br/>10. Assessment, Referral, and Networking	148<br/>James W. Ellor and Marie A. Bracki<br/>11. Pastoral Care of African Americans	161<br/>Anne Streaty Wimberly and Edward P. Wimberly<br/>12. Legal and Financial Concerns	174<br/>Lori A. Stiegel and Nancy Coleman<br/>13. Ethical Perspectives	187<br/>Stephen Sapp<br/>Part Three<br/>CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRY IN AN AGING SOCIETY<br/>14. Age-Based Jewish and Christian Rituals	201<br/>W. A. Achenbaum<br/>15. Religious Education	218<br/>Henry C. Simmons<br/>16. Worship, Traditions, and Settings	233<br/>Dosia Carlson<br/>17. A Feminist Perspective on Aging	242<br/>Martha Klein Larsen<br/>18.  Congregational Models	253<br/>James J. Seeber<br/>19. Elements of Parish Revitalization	270<br/>James W. Ellor<br/>Part Four<br/>COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN AN AGING SOCIETY<br/>20. The Church in the Community	285<br/>Lynn W. Huber<br/>21.  Church-Based Support Programs for Elderly Black Adults:Congregational and Clergy Characteristics	306<br/>Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Linda M. Chatters,Andrew Billingsley, and Robert Joseph Taylor<br/>22.  Congregation-Based Health Programs	325<br/>Anne Marie Djupe and Granger Westberg<br/>23. Congregation-Sponsored Housing	335<br/>F. Ellen Netting<br/>24.  Congregation as a Spiritual Care Community	350<br/>Jane M. Thibault<br/>25. Spiritual Challenges of Nursing Home Life	362<br/>Dayle A. Friedman<br/>26. Older Gay and Lesbian Adults	374<br/>Gary S. Whitford and Jean K. Quam<br/>Part Five<br/>THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON AGING<br/>27. A Jewish Perspective	389<br/>Kerry M. Olitzky and Eugene B. Borowitz<br/>28. A Catholic Perspective	403<br/>Drew Christiansen, S.J.<br/>29. Evangelical Perspectives	417<br/>Fred Van Tatenhove<br/>30. A Neo-Orthodox Perspective	429<br/>Omar Otterness<br/>31. A Process Theology Perspective	444<br/>Thomas Au and John B. Cobb, Jr.<br/>32. A Feminist Theology of Aging	460<br/>Mary M. Knutsen<br/>33. Constructive Theology	483<br/>Marc Kolden<br/>34. Science and Religion in Dialogue	497<br/>William M. Clements<br/>Part Six<br/>SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON AGING<br/>35. Adult Development Theories and Concepts	511<br/>Jackie C. Lanum and James E. Birren<br/>36. Sociological Theories	533<br/>Earl D. C. Brewer<br/>37. Applications of Research Methods	541<br/>David O. Moberg<br/>38. The Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology	558<br/>Barbara Pittard Payne<br/>39.  Quantitative and Qualitative Methods	568<br/>Gary T. Reker<br/>40.  Interpretive Social Science and Spirituality	589<br/>Steven Weiland<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0800634187     2299 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>K60  / K569