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7th International Conference on Aging and Spirituality TBD
The 7th International Conference on Aging and Spirituality. Plenary Speakers include Rabbi Richard F. Address, Rev. John Buchanan, Dr. Rebecca A. Giselbrecht, Rev. Nancy R. Gordon, Rev. Dr. Eileen W. Lindner, Dr. Margaret P. Moss, and Dr. Bruce A. Stevens.
The 7th International Conference continues a series of international conferences which began in Canberra in 2000. All have explored aspects of Ageing and Spirituality, and until the 2015 Conference, all were held in countries of the British Commonwealth: Australia, New Zealand, England and Scotland. The 6th International Conference was held in Los Angeles, California and was the first to take place in the United States. With the theme of "Paradox and Promise in the Pilgrimage of Aging," the goal of the conference continued the tradition of including voices from many parts of the world, voices from the domains of the academic and the aging services, voices from various faith traditions and voices representing the "spiritual, but not religious."
The International Conferences attract both those with academic interests and expertise in this discipline from around the world, as well as those with more practical experience through involvement in the aging services industry, religious organizations and congregations, or as informal care partners. The Conferences include a mixture of keynote speakers, workshops and papers of interest to those coming from a faith based approach and to those approaching spirituality from a secular viewpoint.
The 7th International Conference remains in the United States, traveling over 2000 miles east from Hollywood and Olvera Street to an academic setting in the American Midwest: the historic campus of Concordia University, Chicago and its Center for Gerontology, which offers a Certificate Program in Gerontology as well as a Masters in Gerontology and a Ed.D and a Ph.D in Leadership and Gerontology. The conference theme is "Transition and Transcendence: Transforming Aging through Spirituality." Together we will explore navigating the transitions of aging, how transcendence is experienced in times of change, and how the experience of aging and our understanding of it can be transformed. We hope you will join us!
7th International Conference on Aging...Date and Time
Tuesday Jun 6, 2017
June 4-7
Location
Concordia University Chicago
7400 Augusta St., River ForestFees/Admission
Registration required
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