Price: $18.00
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Trim size: 5.38 x 8.25 inches
ISBN: 978-1626986381
Imprint: Orbis Books
Reflections on Aging in the Later Years
The Years of Ripening focuses on personal transformation, the wonder and goodness of our hidden self, how the qualities of our personhood have been expressed, and in what ways we can claim ever more of the truest reality of our inner being.
Joyce writes, “As old age takes place, our physical being naturally weakens and wrinkles. At the same time, our non-physical being smooths out with a peaceful satisfaction. . . We let go of who we imagined our self to be and grow in a transparency that reveals our seasoned-with-love self.”
“Joyce Rupp is one of my all-time favorite spiritual guides: she’s a wonderful mix of wise, calm, and challenging. And her insights on aging have been of enormous help in my own life. They can help you in yours too—since we’re all aging in one way or another. . . .Let her new book help you to do it with grace, courage, humor—and joy!”
—James Martin, SJ
Author of Learning to Pray
“What a kind, wise, and generous gift Joyce Rupp offers us ‘Elderhood Explorers’ in this treasury of insight for gleaning the grace and engaging the challenges of the final decades of our lives.”
—Kathleen Deignan, CND
Download the full bibliography for The Years of Ripening here.
