Practical Theology for Aging

ISBN-13: 9780789022264 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 225 str.

Derrel R. Watkins

Opis

Reveals several barriers to the spiritual wellness of our elders, including stereotypical views of frailty and incompetence in older people, the lack of common support by communities of faith, and the dissatisfaction of the elderly with outdated, traditional answers to their concerns of aging, suffering and death.

Spis treści

• Introduction to Practical Theology for Aging
  
• Chapter 1. To Learn, To Teach, To Care: Gerontology As It Should Be Practiced—A Tribute to Barbara Pittard Payne Stancil
  
• Chapter 2. Sex and the Elderly: No Laughing Matter in Religion
  
• Chapter 3. A Practical Theology for Aging
  
• Chapter 4. Needing to Make Room for Change: A Theology of Aging and Life
  
• Chapter 5. The Kyrios Christos as Ultimate Hope: A Response to Pain and Suffering
  
• Chapter 6. Biblical Foundations for a Practical Theology of Aging
  
• Chapter 7. The Dilemma of Aging
  
• Chapter 8. “Always Greener and Full of Sap”: Facilitating Wholeness in Aging
  
• Chapter 9. A Christian Education for the Spiritual Growth of Senior Adults
  
• Chapter 10. Preaching to Senior Citizens
  
• Chapter 11. A Practical Theological Model for Worship with Alzheimer’s Patients: Using the Validation Technique
  
• Chapter 12. New Significance and Identity: A Practical Theological Perspective
  
• Chapter 13. Live a Little Before You Die a Lot: Creative Living in the Later Years
  
• Chapter 14. The Caleb Affect: The Oldest-Old in Church and Society
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Watkins, Derrell R.