Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Aging today: understanding a dramatic feature of our world -- Two models of long-term care: the Community of Sant-Egidio and the Green House Project -- The elderly in the Bible -- Discipleship, the church, and the elderly -- Responding to a dramatic feature: witness, dialogue, and cooperation -- Meeting the challenge of long-term care: a question for us all.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.