| Description: |
viii, 294 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Summary: |
Offers advice on how to embrace healthier perspectives on aging through a rich spiritual life, covering subjects ranging from depression and mentorship to sexuality and the spiritual paths that open later in life. |
| Contents: |
Part one: Rites of passage. The first taste of aging ; Old bodies, young souls ; The passages of life -- Part two: Becoming a deeper person as you age. Melancholy: a way to happiness ; Processing life experiences ; The maturing of sexuality -- Part three: Imagine aging differently. Illness as an initiation ; Kindly curmudgeons ; Play, work, retire -- Part four: Open your heart to the future. Being fulfilled as an elder ; Legacy: the future of your life experiment ; Transforming loneliness -- Part five: The spirituality of aging. Friendship and community ; The angel of old age ; Living with dying -- Conclusion: Let things take their course. |
| Subject: |
Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Aging -- Attitudes.
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Conduct of life.
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Older people -- Religious life.
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Aging -- Religious aspects.
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Aging.
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| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781250135810 (hardcover) |
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1250135818 (hardcover) |
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