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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781620324158 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Publication date: | 09/01/2012 |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Sales rank: | 683,650 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 2.10(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
I Work and Leisure
What the sociologists say 1
Leisure - a 'frightening prospect'? 4
A difficult reconversion 7
The two turning-points of life 9
Preparing for retirement 12
Surprises 15
The fear of liberty 18
Personal development and spontaneity 21
The morality of duty 24
Duty and pleasure are complementary 26
'Idleness is the mother of all the vices' 29
The break with routine 32
II Towards a More Humane
Contempt for the old 36
An impersonal society 39
The mission of the old 42
The medicine of the person 44
A wider vision 47
The irrational dimension 50
Overcoming old prejudices 52
Overcoming contempt 55
The development of the child 58
Personal contact 62
Young and old 65
Grandparents and grandchildren 67
Make contact with the old! 70
Respect for the person 72
Real contact with all 75
III The Condition of the Old
My privileges 78
Easing retirement regulations 81
The resources of the retired 86
National pride 89
Solitude. 91
Growing old together 93
Family and friendship 96
Social integration 99
Health 102
Hospitalization 104
Living quarters 107
Do it yourself! 109
Educate yourself! 112
Boredom 115
A decisive change 118
IV A Second Career
A place for the old 122
Not a hobby, but a career 124
An interesting and useful career 128
Contrast with the professional career 131
A more personal career 134
Giving up giving orders 138
More imagination! 142
More initiative! 146
More diversity! 150
Further examples 153
The search for divine inspiration 155
Death caused by retirement 158
The work of Professor Jores 160
Life as a task to be fulfilled 164
V Acceptance
Who can claim to have fulfilled his task? 169
Accepting the unfulfilled 171
Must we accept everything? 175
The meaning of acceptance 177
In harmony with oneself 180
Positive acceptance 183
Has old age a meaning? 187
Detachment from the world 190
Renouncing without resigning 192
A wider love 195
A less possessive love 197
The sublimation of the instinct of power 200
Outside the hierarchy and money 203
Each stage has its meaning 206
Towards a more universal meaning 209
Surrender 212
VI Faith
Old age foreshadows death 215
Is it easier for believers to accept? 218
Faith does not exclude anxiety 221
Philosophical positions 224
The Christian position 227
The victory of faith 229
Thoughts of a priest-doctor 232
Resurrection 233
What do we know of the beyond? 236
The resurrection of Jesus Christ 237
Personal experience 238
Notes 242
What People are Saying About This
"Dr. Tournier wrote this book when he was seventy-two years of age. His accounts of a meaningful life and a meaningful death will enrich the reader—yet he offers no easy answers. This writing, which blends his experience as a doctor with a firm grasp of biblical knowledge and psychological theory, will stir the imagination of the reader of whatever age and of whatever faith. His ability to express complex existential truths and to encourage faith, honest doubt and hope is an astonishing legacy."
—John Cox, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Keele University, and former Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association.
"This very positive book gives a down-to-earth, realistic, and constructive perspective on aging for readers of any age. It is excellent for both professional and lay persons."
—Eternity
"A book as important as this one ought to be read by persons in their twenties, and should be required reading for those reaching forty."
—The Christian Century