This book examines the ways religion and spirituality are experienced by aging persons within an aging society. It aims to encompass the wholeness of the elders life including spiritual yearnings that are often shaped by religious faith and practice.Eminent contributors from a variety of disciplines explore this new terrain of an emerging interdisciplinary field. The result is a volume that will function as the standard reference work in the area an important tool for professionals and students in health care psychology spiritual ministry and gerontology.