Aging with Wisdom and Grace

by Wilkie W. Au, Noreen Cannon Au

Overview

Aging with Wisdom and Grace explores the contributions faith can make to optimal aging, providing a Christian perspective on such topics as: loss and diminishment, loneliness and suffering, death and dying, regrets and unhealed wounds, gratitude and generativity.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809154623
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	659,842
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wilkie Au, PhD, is a spiritual director and professor emeritus of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University, where he taught in the area of spirituality.

Noreen Cannon Au, PhD, is a Jungian analyst in private practice, as well as a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Foreword ix

Introduction: Graceful Aging xi

Chapter 1 Aging and Faith 1

Chapter 2 Rummaging for God in Times of Challenge 16

Chapter 3 Aches and Pains: The New Normal 34

Chapter 4 From Loss to Hope 47

Chapter 5 Considering Our "Expiration Date" 59

Chapter 6 Dealing with Regrets and Resentments 77

Chapter 7 Staying Engaged 95

Chapter 8 Being Grateful 111

Chapter 9 All Shall Be Well 128

Notes 145