Successful aging: Social theory, scripture, church teaching

Thanks to medical progress and better overall living conditions, a greater number of people are living well into old age, many more than in previous generations. However, we feel instinctively that there must be more to life than longevity and merely living longer. Religious communities and social s...

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Main Author: Guyette, Fred (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2018]
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-211
Further subjects:B Life Review
B Gerotranscendence
B Successful Aging
B Pope John Paul II
B Jacob
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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