1. OLDER PEOPLE AND
RELIGION
By Josh
&
Ryan

2. DISENGAGEMENT
 Disengagement means people get older they face a more isolation
within their homes due to retirement and lack of mobility (physically)
 Isolation grows as partners and friends die off.
 Religion provides both a network and compensation for old people
at these times (life crisis).

3. RELIGIOUS SOCIALISATION
 Old people faces a much more religion dominated childhood both
in education and family life leading to greater commitment to this day.
 It is often common that these people will rediscover a religiosity
they have previously not been exposed to.

4. ILL HEALTH AND DEATH
 It is common that with old age comes health issues and death
becomes a much more realistic issue to cope with.
 Comfort, coping, meaning and support are all offered by the
church/religious organisations at this time in their lives.

5. THE AGEING EFFECT
 As death nears for each individual it is noted by Heelas that
spirituality becomes more of an interest to them.
 They begin to seek forgiveness as they consider the afterlife.

6. RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION
INFLUENCES ELDERLY'S
FEAR OF DEATH
 As they approach death, the churchgoing elderly are likely to find
little solace in religion if they had little personal commitment to God
during the rest of their lives, a new University of Florida study finds.
 This is explained to be that relion is a life long commitment not
one which is called upon when required.

7. STATISTICS
 30% of church goers are over 65!
 Younger people are more likely than older people not to belong to
any religion, reflecting the trend towards secularisation. Among 16 to
34 year olds in Great Britain, almost a quarter (23%) said that they
had no religion compared with less than 5% of people aged 65 or
over.