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Spiritual Resiliency in Older Women

Models of Strength for Challenges through the Life Span
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Spiritual Resiliency In Older Women records the narratives of spiritually resilient older German and American women. The authors suggest how persons of all ages can gain maturity and spiritual coping by participating in communities based on faith, which acknowledge the emotion of spiritual experiences and integrate faith and close human relationships.
Dr. Janet Ramsey joined the Luther Seminary faculty as the associate professor of congregational care leadership in spring 2002. Her title, a new one at Luther Seminary, signals a philosophical and theological change in modern-day pastoral care. Today, the pastor is no longer seen as the sole caregiver in a congregation, but as the one who models care and leads congregations to be caring communities.
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL RESILIENCY An Invitation to Listen Questions of Meaning, Stories of Faith Overview of Study Methods PART TWO: THE STORIES The Gracious Encounters Begin The American Women The German Women Resiliency and Community Resiliency and Emotion Resiliency and Personal Relationships PART THREE: CONCLUSION Implications for Thinking, Being and Telling Implications for Gerontology
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