Age

Please click on the links below for resources relating to Age and the Church. The books listed, also provide further information and we would recommend purchasing them from your local Christian Bookshop or from the Church House Bookshop.

Online Resources

Anna Chaplaincy | The Bible Reading Fellowship | Oxfordshire
Christian Council on ageing – for older people and their life of faith and hope
Embracing Age
Faith in Later Life
Faith in Older People: Enabling a better understanding of the importance of the spiritual dimension to the well-being of older people
Glorious Opportunity
Growing dementia-friendly churches – Gaynor Hammond
Guidance for Christians Faith Organisations in the Support and Value of Older People
Livability | Travelling Together: A dementia inclusive church guide
Messy Vintage: 52 sessions to share Christ-centred fun and fellowship – Jill Phipps & Katie Norman
Pilgrims’ Friend Society – Fulfilled Living in Later Life

Books

Dementia from the Inside
Dr Jennifer Bute with Louise Morse

Finishing Well: A God’s Eye View of Ageing
Ian Knox

The Gift of Years
David Winter & Lin Ball

God, Me and Being Very Old: Stories and Spirituality in Later Life
Keith Albans & Malcolm Johnson

Seasons of My Soul: Conversations in the Second Half of Life

Valuing Age: Pastoral Ministry with Older People
James Woodward