Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Prologue: Distressed Communities
Part I: An Ageist Zeitgeist
1. The Aging Church: A Future Katrina?
2. Is Society Prepared for Its Aging Population?
3. The Confused Cultural Role of Seniors in Secular Society and the Church
Part II: Biblical And Historical Themes Of Aging
4. Aging in a Biblical Context
5. Biblical Roles for Seniors-Elders
6. The Portrait of a Mature Christian Senior-Elder
7. Elders as Exemplars and Mentors for Christian Renewal
8. The Lived Wisdom of Christian Elders
9. Honoring Elders in Early Christianity
Part III: Solutions For An Aging Church
10. The Primacy of Theological Anthropology in an Aging Church
11. Aging Successfully: Myths and Realities
12. Caregiving: The Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Test of Character
13. Local Senior Ministry Associations and Ecumenical Partnerships
14. Important Steps to Unifying Our Communities
Part IV: Late Life Significant Living
15. Faith Is All About Relationships in a Culture of Disability and Depression
16. Facing Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias with Hope in God’s Remembrance
17. Christians, Seniors, and a More Personal Society
18. The Vital Role of Repentance
19. In Summary: Becoming a Christian Elder in Rebuilding the Church
Part V: Finishing Well
20. Facing Death and Bereavement
Epilogue: Dying Elders, Living Church
Appendix A: ‚The Life Review‘ Preparation Tips and Questions
Appendix B: Church Survey Questions
Appendix C: Parent Care Readiness Program
Appendix D: Sample Senior Ministry Association Correspondence
Appendix E: State Agencies on Aging
About the Authors
Index
Über den Autor
Michael W. Parker (Ph.D./DSW, LCSW, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Retired [AMEDD]) is associate professor at the School of Social Work Center for Mental Health Aging, University of Alabama, and adjunct associate professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine Palliative Care and Center for Aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Ebooks vom selben Autor / Herausgeber
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