Faith in the future : religion, aging, and healthcare /
Harold G. Koenig and Douglas Lawson, with Malcolm McConnell.
- Philadelphia : Templeton Foundation Press, 2004.
- 216 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Our aging population : the dilemma and challenge -- Spiraling healthcare costs -- Healthcare institutions : financial pressures, innovative opportunities -- Prevention, healthy living, and wellness -- Religion, aging, and health -- Religion and the long tradition of caring for the sick -- Religious congregations and retirement communities as support networks -- Successful aging and purpose-filled retirement : the mutual benefits of volunteering -- What "caring" for the elderly truly entails -- The partnership of government, philanthropy, and faith-based communities -- Practical steps for putting faith into action.
1932031359 (hbk. : alk. paper)
2003016626
101213933 DNLM
Older people--Medical care--Religious aspects.--United States Religious health facilities--United States. Aging--Religious aspects.--United States Pastoral medicine--United States. Medicine--Religious aspects.--United States Public health--Forecasting.--United States Population--Health aspects--United States. Health services accessibility--Aged--United States. Medicine--Religious aspects--Aged--United States. Medical care, Cost of--Aged--United States. Health Services Needs and Demand--Aged--United States. Health Services for the Aged--United States. Social Support--Aged--United States.