RT Article
T1 Mission to ‘Those of Riper Years’
JF Transformation
VO 37
IS 3
SP 197
OP 207
A1 Woolnough, Brian E
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1725562146
AB This paper argues that the church should give especial care to the needs of older folk in their communities, needs that are often neglected. It analyses why such folk have especial needs in our contemporary society and suggests practical ways that churches can and should respond. It summarises particular approaches to learning to grow old, and to die well, given by various authors who have had experience in these areas. It considers the problem of pain and suffering and suggests a dualistic approach that can give comfort.
K1 Care and compassion
K1 Covid-19
K1 Learning to grow old and dying well
K1 Multi-generational families
K1 Problem of pain and suffering
K1 The churches mission
K1 ‘Those of riper years’ – elderly and neglected
K1 and unanswered prayer
DO 10.1177/0265378820933300