In this warm, sensitive, fact-filled book, Paul Tournier deals specifically with many aspects of aging: society's attitude toward the elderly, second careers, the quality of life, financial difficulties, boredom, health, loneliness, and facing death. He maintains the best way to...
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In this warm, sensitive, fact-filled book, Paul Tournier deals specifically with many aspects of aging: society's attitude toward the elderly, second careers, the quality of life, financial difficulties, boredom, health, loneliness, and facing death. He maintains the best way to learn to grow old is to prepare for it throughout life.
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Paul Tournier offers a variety of suggestions to help make growing old not an end but a new beginning, filled with purpose and hope. He suggests ways to remain active, using leisure to our best advantage and not letting it become a tyrant. He also provides insights on taking up new interests; becoming involved with young people and new ideas; and learning to pray, to meditate, to acquire wisdom, and to increasingly draw strength and inspiration from the reality of divine presence and power.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 28816
- Product Code 0664251900
- EANÂ 9780664251901
- Pages 248
- Department General Books
- Category Christian Living
- Sub-Category Mid-life & Retirement
- Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication Date Feb 1991
- Sales Rank 31729
- Dimensions 202 x 133 x 20mm
- Weight 0.286kg
Paul Tournier
Paul Tournier was a Swiss physician who acquired a worldwide audience for his work in pastoral counseling. He made a significant contribution to the understanding of psychiatry and its relation to the Christian faith.
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