Belief and Ageing: Spiritual Pathways in Later Life

Peter G. Coleman

doi:10.46692/9781847429407

This book illustrates the variety of religious, spiritual and other beliefs held by older people, including British Christians, Muslims, Humanists and witnesses of the Soviet persecution of religion.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
pp iii-iii
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Foreword
pp iv-iv
- By Judith Phillips
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Preface
pp v-vi
- By Peter G. Coleman
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one - Ageing and belief
pp 1-10
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two - The changing social context of belief in later life
pp 11-34
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three - Listening and enabling the sharing of beliefs and values in later life
pp 35-58
- By Marie A. Mills, Peter Speck, Peter Coleman
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four - Ageing and faith: trajectories across the lifespan
pp 59-78
- By Peter G. Coleman, Marie A. Mills, John H. Spreadbury
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five - Religious responses in coping with spousal bereavement
pp 79-96
- By John H. Spreadbury, Peter G. Coleman
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six - Coping without religious faith: ageing among British Humanists
pp 97-112
- By Peter J. Wilkinson, Peter G. Coleman
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seven - Religious memory and age: European diversity in historical experience of Christianity
pp 113-138
- By Peter G. Coleman, Marie Gianellie, Marie A. Mills, Ignat Petrov
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eight - Religious difference and age: the growing presence of other faiths
pp 139-156
- By Peter G. Coleman, Amina Begum, Saba Jaleel
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nine - Ageing and the future of belief
pp 157-164
- By Peter G. Coleman
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References
pp 165-176
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Index
pp 177-181
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Foreword
pp iv-iv

Preface
pp v-vi

one - Ageing and belief
pp 1-10

two - The changing social context of belief in later life
pp 11-34

three - Listening and enabling the sharing of beliefs and values in later life
pp 35-58

four - Ageing and faith: trajectories across the lifespan
pp 59-78

five - Religious responses in coping with spousal bereavement
pp 79-96

six - Coping without religious faith: ageing among British Humanists
pp 97-112

seven - Religious memory and age: European diversity in historical experience of Christianity
pp 113-138

eight - Religious difference and age: the growing presence of other faiths
pp 139-156

nine - Ageing and the future of belief
pp 157-164

References
pp 165-176

Index
pp 177-181

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