I am not aging soulfully

The author protests lofty criteria for soulful aging, basing his argument on the centrality of hope, defined as maintaining the balance between presumption and despair. Lofty criteria are presumptuous and a sense of failure to meet them can promote despair. Hope is predicated on reasonable expectati...

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1. VerfasserIn: Allen, Jon G. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge 2023
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Jahr: 2023, Band: 35, Heft: 3, Seiten: 222-226
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B Aging
B aging and spiritulity
B Hope
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Zusammenfassung:The author protests lofty criteria for soulful aging, basing his argument on the centrality of hope, defined as maintaining the balance between presumption and despair. Lofty criteria are presumptuous and a sense of failure to meet them can promote despair. Hope is predicated on reasonable expectations, and challenges inherent in aging call for discerning expectations. One might hope for a “good-enough” life of aging, a criterion that provides ample latitude.
ISSN:1552-8049
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2023.2219907