Spirituality Resources

Resource:
American Society on Aging
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Develops leadership, knowledge and skills to address the challenges and opportunities of a diverse aging society. Membership is multidisciplinary and inclusive of professionals who are concerned with the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual aspects of aging.

Website

Resource:
Second Journey
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A social-change organization helping to birth a new vision of the rich possibilities of later life. Focuses on opening new avenues for individual growth and spiritual deepening, renewing an ethic of service and mentoring, creating new models of community, and marshaling the wisdom and experience of elders to address pressing social issues.

Book

Author/Presenter:
Arrien, Angeles

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Resource:
Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary, The

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Publisher:
San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993

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Notes:
Offers four archetypal principles of the Native American medicine wheel and discusses how they can help us handle change and navigate life transitions
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/26015172

Book

Author/Presenter:
Arrien, Angeles

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Resource:
Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom, The

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Publisher:
Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2005

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Offers a collection of teachings, reflections, and stories from around the world to open us to the challenges and deeper mysteries of “the great crossing” at midlife. Mastering these lessons and gifts can help us harvest the meaning and purpose of our life, and come into our spiritual maturity
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/58846884

Book

Author/Presenter:
Chittister, Joan

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Resource:
Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully, The

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Publisher:
New York, NY: BlueBridge, 2008

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Looks at the many dimensions of aging and considers the joys of this special stage of life and the rewards of being open to new experiences and new relationships
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/182735248

Book

Author/Presenter:
Corbett, David and Higgins, Richard

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Resource:
Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose and Passion After 50

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Publisher:
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2007

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Turns two simple ideas into a program for life-enrichment: (1) you can create a life expressly for yourself and (2) the so-called retirement years are the best time to do it
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/70207944

Book

Author/Presenter:
Englert, Jonathan

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Resource:
The Collar: A Year of Striving and Faith Inside a Catholic Seminary

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Publisher:
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006

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Chronicles the spiritual odyssey of five men who chose to leave behind their former lives to pursue the Catholic priesthood, offering a candid study of seminary life, the challenges of the priesthood, and the nature of a spiritual calling
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/61178134

Book

Author/Presenter:
Freudenheim, Ellen

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Resource:
Looking Forward: An Optimist’s Guide to Retirement

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Publisher:
New York, NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004

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Notes:
Offers cheery, encouraging guidance to people who want to make the most out of their post-retirement life. Coverage of financial issues is weak but several topics often ignored in other such books are included — such as a look at spirituality and volunteerism
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/55746618

Book

Author/Presenter:
Jones, Terry

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Resource:
Elder Within: The Source of Mature Masculinity, The

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Publisher:
Wilsonville, OR: BookPartners, 2001

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Notes:
Encourages and celebrates the expression of eldership: an approach to the second-half-of-life that focuses on active grandparenting, mentoring and stewardship. Encourages men to embrace their elder qualities by being available to the young, to family and the community. Such men have confidence in the fruits of their long life experience, and want to seed the future for the sake of the young. Suggests that mature men, as they enter the retirement years, take on roles such as mentor and mediator
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/46538637

Book

Author/Presenter:
Leider, Richard and Shapiro, David

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Resource:
Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Living the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose

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Publisher:
San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004

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Offers guidance in actively undertaking an internal, spiritual search for the purpose of one’s older years, utilizing the wisdom obtained in the first half of life
WorldCat:
www.worldcat.org/oclc/54775253