Slower, deeper, wider
What soulful aging means to me
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21176394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William L Randall (St. Thomas University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 262-279 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-8030 • E-ISSN: 1552-8049 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15528030.2023.2194247 |
| OpenAlex | W4360869941 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Recently retired as a professor of gerontology, the author reflects on his own experience of aging. Drawing on the sub-field of narrative gerontology, his area of specialization, and on age-related thoughts by writers like Florida Scott-Maxwell, Carl Jung, and Thomas Moore, he weaves together research concerning Gerotranscendence, Transpersonal Gerontology, and the transformative effects of so-called Near Death Experiences to articulate a vision of aging as, itself, a near-ing death experience. The result is a highly personal meditation on “soulful aging” as a matter of journeying slower, deeper, and wider into the intriguing landscape of later life
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Meditation · Narrative · Pedagogy · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Theology · Transformative learning · Transpersonal · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |