Table of Contents

Foreword - Martin E Marty
Introduction - Jeffrey S Levin
Religion in Aging and Health
PART ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience - Jeffrey S Levin
Findings, Explanations, and Barriers
Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder - Harold G Koenig
Religion, Health and Forgiveness - Berton H Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G Blazer
Traditions and Challenges
Religion, the Life Stress Paradigm, and the Study of Depression - Christopher G Ellison
PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL FRONTIERS
The Measurement of Religion in Epidemiologic Studies - David R Williams
Problems and Prospects
The Anti-Tenure Factor in Religious Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging - Kimberly A Sherrill and David B Larson
Neglect and Misuse of the `R′ Word - David B Larson, Kimberly A Sherrill, and John S Lyons
Systematic Reviews of Religious Measures in Health, Mental Health, and Aging
Religious Involvement Among Older African Americans - Linda M Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor