Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1 Being Well in the Convent Prayer and Care in Interaction
6. 1 Life in the Convent 17
7. 2 Being Is Harder Than Doing The Process of Embracing Aging 34
8. 3 Talking to God Prayer as Social Support 57
9. 4 Care, Elderspeak, and Meaningful Engagement 74
10. Part 2 Shaping Experience The Convent in Sociohistorical Context
11. 5 Changing God, Changing Bodies How Prayer Practices Shape Embodied Experience 93
12. 6 Spiritual Healing, Meaningful Decline, and Sister Death 113
13. 7 Kenosis Emptying the Self 131
14. Conclusion 155
15. Appendix Transcription Conventions 161
16. Acknowledgments 163
17. Notes 165
18. References 169
19. Index 183