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The role of religion when crisis looms — a church community at a crossroads
Author(s)	Lauren Trueman, Odette N Gould
Journal title	Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, vol 29, no 1, January-March 2017
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, January-March 2017
Pages	pp 18-32
Source	http://tandf.com
Keywords	Financial services [older people] ; Stress ; Adjustment ; Religious groups [elderly] ; Faith ; Well being ; Canada.
Annotation	The present study examined the relationship between religion and wellbeing in older adults during a time of financial difficulty within their religious community. Focus group and one-on-one interviews were carried out with 39 participants sampled from three Anglican parishes in eastern Canada during a financial crisis that was likely to lead to the closing of two churches. Three main themes emerged from the analyses: crisis, transition and status quo. The financial situation was discussed as a crisis; other issues were viewed as opportunities for transition, and personal faith was perceived as being stable and constant. The results of the present study suggest that for older adults, the more internal and faith-based aspects of religiosity have a stronger impact on wellbeing than do changes that revolve around the external or religious aspects of church participation. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-171020210 A
Classmark	J: QNH: DR: F:TR: EX5: D:F:5HH: 7S
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