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Religion in Aging and Health
Theoretical Foundations and Methodological Frontiers

Edited by:

Jeffrey S. Levin - Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA

Volume: 166

Series:
SAGE Focus Editions

Other Titles in:
Aging and Gerontology (Behavioral Science) (General)

November 1993 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Description
Contents

This book brings together key scholars and practitioners from a range of fields in order to advance epidemiological and gerontological research into the role of religion in physical, psychosocial and mental health.

Part One addresses such issues as hope, forgiveness, the psychodynamics of faith and belief, and coping in a theoretical context. Part Two seeks to advance the methodological sophistication of research in this area, with an emphasis on measurement and design issues.

Martin E Marty

Foreword

Jeffrey S Levin

Introduction

Religion in Aging and Health

PART ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

Jeffrey S Levin

Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience

Findings, Explanations, and Barriers

Harold G Koenig

Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder

Berton H Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G Blazer

Religion, Health and Forgiveness

Traditions and Challenges

Christopher G Ellison

Religion, the Life Stress Paradigm, and the Study of Depression

PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL FRONTIERS

David R Williams

The Measurement of Religion in Epidemiologic Studies

Problems and Prospects

Kimberly A Sherrill and David B Larson

The Anti-Tenure Factor in Religious Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging

David B Larson, Kimberly A Sherrill, and John S Lyons

Neglect and Misuse of the `R' Word

Systematic Reviews of Religious Measures in Health, Mental Health, and Aging

Linda M Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor

Religious Involvement Among Older African Americans

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