In Later Years

Finding Meaning and Spirit in Aging

Bruce T. Marshall (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2018
Skinner House Books (Verlag)
978-1-55896-817-2 (ISBN)

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Drawing on scores of personal interviews, this straightforward, yet introspective, volume of actual accounts provides a real sense of the challenges and blessings of aging. Unlike many books on the topic, IN LATER YEARS focuses particularly on older people - those in their late seventies, eighties and nineties. Interviewees thoughtfully share their joys, regrets, accomplishments and things left unfinished, while, also, considering the ways they cope with diminishing physical and mental abilities. Weaving these personal reflections and accounts together, Marshall explores questions of meaning and spirituality that, ultimately, reveal larger themes and hold up the opportunities for discovery, connection and renewal available to us in advanced age.

The book, also, serves as an invaluable resource for family members and carers, suggesting ways to understand and help with the issues that arise as people grow old. Detailed appendices provide tips and a simple curriculum for gathering and facilitating group discussions.

Bruce T. Marshall is a writer and minister who has served Unitarian Universalist congregations in Michigan, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Maryland. He is now a chaplain at Riderwood Village, a retirement community in Maryland.

Introduction

Part I: Aging

One: Loss

Two: Change

Three: Identity

Four: Help

Part II: Meaning

Five: Exemplars

Six: Choice

Seven: Relationship

Eight: Legacy

Part III: Spirit

Nine: Letting Go

Ten: Presence

Eleven: Mystery

Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	31.08.2018
Verlagsort	Boston
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	1 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
ISBN-10	1-55896-817-2 / 1558968172
ISBN-13	978-1-55896-817-2 / 9781558968172
Zustand	Neuware