LEADER 03705oam 2200661I 450 001 9910786150703321 005 20230617031840.0 010 $a1-136-41659-5 010 $a0-203-05010-X 010 $a1-283-96714-6 010 $a1-136-41652-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203050101 035 $a(CKB)2670000000330999 035 $a(EBL)1112450 035 $a(OCoLC)829461865 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000820262 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11482126 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000820262 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10861942 035 $a(PQKB)10071151 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1112450 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1112450 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10649131 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL427964 035 $a(OCoLC)827235459 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134662 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000330999 100 $a20180706d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPractical theology for aging /$fDerrel R. Watkins, editor 210 1$aNew York :$cHaworth Pastoral Press :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $a". co-published simultaneously as Journal of religious gerontology, volume 15, numbers 1/2 2003." 311 $a0-7890-2227-3 311 $a0-7890-2226-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Practical Theology for Aging; Copyright; CONTENTS; 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 327 $aChapter 8 "Always Green and Full of Sap": Facilitating Wholeness in AgingChapter 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 330 $aLearn new approaches for strengthening the religious bonds of our aging population! Through Scripture, studies, and the personal experiences of religious leaders and congregants, Practical Theology for Aging offers new concepts for ministering to our older population. Each chapter looks at a different concern for the elderly and addresses it with the assurance that aging is part of God's great work. From scientific models and case studies to passages from both the Old and New Testaments, this volume illuminates the power of faith in keeping the elderly whole and well. Practic 606 $aOlder Christians$xReligious life 606 $aAging$xReligious aspects$xChristianity 606 $aChurch work with older people 615 0$aOlder Christians$xReligious life. 615 0$aAging$xReligious aspects$xChristianity. 615 0$aChurch work with older people. 676 $a259/.3 701 $aWatkins$b Derrel R.$f1935-$01572493 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786150703321 996 $aPractical theology for aging$93847470 997 $aUNINA