BOOKS
There is actually no such thing as “losing your faith”. Faith is the dynamic between one’s spirituality and one’s religion. When one’s religion no longer reflects and supports one’s spirituality, the feeling is that of “losing one’s faith”.
This booklet explores the dynamics of spirituality and of religion to help the reader understand what they are experiencing. With insights from developmental psychology, the psychology of religion, classical mystical theology, and the psychodynamics of spirituality the reader will gain a better understanding of their distress, their anger, and learn to appreciate this painful experience as a time of exciting growth.
The first part of the workbook gives a highly readable overview of research in aging, with an emphasis on psychological well-being. The second part consists of ten exercises to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of their own aging process and feel some sense of control over the direction of this stage of their life. The third part presents five “thought experiments”. These are short topics designed to help you ponder who you are as you age.