Religion, Aging, and Spirituality
An Online Annotated Bibliography for graceful aging
The Center on Aging of Union-PSCE
Henry C. Simmons, editor.

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Contents

Featured Article: “Elders and the practice of hope”

1. Church and Synagogue

• Comprehensive guides to ministry
• Denominational statements
• Specific programs and models
• Programs from particular perspectives
• Worship, ritual, preaching, and hymns
• Educational programs for awareness and enrichment
• Social services
• Caregiving

2. Empowerment

3. Ethics

• Ethical approaches to aging
• Ethics and public policy
• Filial responsibility
• Termination of life
• Right ways to be an older adult: author identified as a senior
• Right ways to be an older adult: author not identified as a senior
• Grandparenting

4. Personal Spiritual Life

• Meditations
• The devout life: author identified as a senior
• The devout life: author not identified as a senior
• Spiritual development and growth
• Spiritual well-being; Empirical studies

5. Life Review and Written Reminiscences

• Life review
• Written reminiscences

6. Death and Dying

7. Theology, Bible, Other Religions, History and Primary Source Documents (pre-1936)

• Theology
• Bible
• Other religions
• History
• Primary source documents (pre-1936)

8. Religious Professionals

9. Special Populations

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Last updated July 7, 2008.

Religion, Aging, and Spirituality: An Online Annotated Bibliography
The Center on Aging, Union-PSCE