Adult Education Forum
March 18, 2001
Chaplain Maryellen Garnier

Spiritual Well-Being Among Older Adults:
What Does Our Anglican Tradition Say About Aging?

 

  • Anglican Perspective

  • Four Models

  • A Job Description

  • Spiritual Assessment

  • Response

 

Four Model

Symmetrical

Birth-Death

Loss/Compensation

Epigenetic

Circle of Trust

Historical/Escatological
"Aging in God"

 

Wisdom

Making good choices
Using Imagination
New ways of doing and thinking
Rather than intellectual capacity

 

Retirement Job Description

Simplify Life
Accept who we are
Heal memories
Be stewards of own health
Reaffirm Baptismal Vows
Share stories

 


Updated 4/3/01
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