LEADER 03025nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9911154860603321 005 20241226110043.0 010 $a9781322419008 010 $a1322419000 010 $a9780761912767 010 $a0761912762 010 $a9781452263748 010 $a1452263744 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105624 035 $a(EBL)996959 035 $a(OCoLC)809773688 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000675911 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12292613 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675911 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10677686 035 $a(PQKB)11534119 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC996959 035 $a(OCoLC)1007861395 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000062140 035 $a6171 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105624 100 $a19981104d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpiritual resiliency in older women $emodels of strength for challenges through the life span /$fJanet L. Ramsey, Rosemary Blieszner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aThousand Oaks $cSage Publications$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a9781452234007 311 08$a1452234000 311 08$a9780761912774 311 08$a0761912770 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [170]-175) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I - Introduction to Spiritual Resiliency; Chapter 1 - An Invitation to Listen; Chapter 2 - Questions of Meaning, Stories of Faith; Chapter 3 - Overview of Study Methods; Part II - The Stories; Chapter 4 - The Gracious Encounters Begin; Chapter 5 - The American Women; Chapter 6 - The German Women; Chapter 7 - Resiliency and Community; Chapter 8 - Resiliency and Emotion; Chapter 9 - Resiliency and Personal Relationships; Part III - Conclusion; Chapter 10 - Implications for Thinking, Being, and Telling; Chapter 11 - Implications for Gerontology 327 $aPostscript: The Gracious Encounters Continue; Appendix: Research Journal; References; Index; About the Authors 330 8 $aSpiritual Resiliency records the narratives of spiritually resilient German and American women, who represent a group rarely considered: strong, old women. They point to the need to incorporate spiritual coping in the counselling repertoire. 606 $aChurch work with women 606 $aOlder women$xReligious life$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aOlder women$xReligious life$zGermany$vCase studies 615 0$aChurch work with women. 615 0$aOlder women$xReligious life 615 0$aOlder women$xReligious life 676 $a261.8/3426 700 $aRamsey$b Janet L$01100225 701 $aBlieszner$b Rosemary$0171202 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911154860603321 996 $aSpiritual resiliency in older women$94860374 997 $aUNINA