Humanity Comes Of Age; The New Context for Ministry with the Elderly

With the age structure of the world's population changing fast, the "revolution of long life" is already a reality, posing tremendous challenges to societies around the world.... Humanity Comes of Age examines the concept of "old age" and presents a detailed and informed analysis of the situation which the church must address in its ministry with senior citizens. It urges the churches radically to rethink their programmes and reorder them in ways that will enable the old "to affirm life throughout it lengthening course."