Author(s): Elizabeth MacKinlay; Richard Burns (Contribution by)

Spirituality

What does it mean to grow old? What makes later life meaningful? What gives a frail and isolated or institutionalized older person their sense of wholeness and self? This substantially updated edition of Elizabeth MacKinlay's seminal text presents the latest theory and research to thoroughly explore these questions, pointing towards new ways of thinking about and engaging with the spirituality of ageing. Along with new chapters on baby boomer spirituality and spirituality of older people in multicultural and multifaith societies, this revized text offers in-depth interviews and updated material on recent developments in the field of ageing and spirituality. Book jacket.