Older adults in society -- The psychology of aging -- Living the older years in health -- Living arrangements -- Education -- Community programs and services -- Finances in the later years -- Word & sacrament: the ground of the church's ministry -- Christian perspectives on aging.
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 203-210.
Note
Includes index.
"The book had its origin in the Consulting Committee on Aging, which served the Lutheran Church in America from 1974-1978."--Foreword.
"The material in this book served as background for the social statement, Aging and the Older Adult, which was adopted by the Ninth Biennial Convention of the Lutheran Church in America, July 12-19, 1978. The statement is printed as an appendix of this volume."--Foreword.
Cover and spine subtitle: Aging and the older adult.