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New directions in the study of late life religiousness and spirituality
— Part I | | Author(s) | Susan H McFadden, Mark Brennan, Julie Hicks Patrick |
| Journal title | Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 14, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 1-83 (whole issue) |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Conference proceedings ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This collection of papers originated in several symposia offered at the 2001 meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The title of the conference was "2001 - A gerontological odyssey: exploring science, society and spirituality". The papers in this collection examine questions of "how", "what", and "why" in relation to religiousness and spirituality and the lives of older adults. This first part focuses on the epistemological assumptions guiding gerontological research in this area. It introduces new ways of thinking about research methodology and data analysis. The papers point out the need to consider older people's spiritual lives across time, the importance of understanding one's own theoretical stance, and the possibilities for effecting changes in public policy through an intentional approach to spiritual care. The last paper considers that some people may embrace a form of belief that functions like a religion to them, but may not fit with commonly held views of what is religion. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030717201 B |
| Classmark | TR: EX: 6M: 7T |
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