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Trained as a cultural historian, Thomas R. Cole is one of the most influential scholars of his generation, with his work moving beyond and impacting many other fields and disciplines. His work includes The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Aging in America, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Cole also published No Color Is My Kind: The Life of Eldrewey Stearns and the Integration of Houston, creating along with the book an accompanying film, The Strange Demise of Jim Crow, which was nominated for a regional Emmy and a National Humanities Medal. Cole created a number of other films as well. In all of his work, there is an emphasis on religion, spirituality, and moral meaning. Cole is also a Jewish spiritual director, and this work has become a major focus for him in retirement. This edited volume engages or responds to Cole's work, which spans cultural history, oral history, aging studies, film, medical humanities, religious studies, and more. As such, this book is not about Cole per se, but the impact of his ideas and subsequent inspirations.

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"""This Festschrift highlights the significant impact of Thomas R. Cole's pioneering research in humanistic gerontology, aging studies, and medical humanities. In its chapters, established scholars not only discuss the transformative power of Cole's contributions to their research but also reflect on his unwavering commitment to clarity, honesty, compassion, and care in his roles as an academic leader, colleague, teacher, mentor, and friend. The result is an outstanding kaleidoscope of chapters that bear witness to the large body of excellent work accomplished by Cole."" --Ulla Kriebernegg, professor of cultural aging and care research, University of Graz ""The outcome of a Festschrift conference held in April 2023, this book provides a rich sampling of the themes and thoughts that Thomas R. Cole has developed during his academic career as a scholar of aging and of medical humanities, woven around the biographical narrative of his own journey through life. The various chapters contribute both a kind of legacy of Cole's work and directions toward the future. Rich fare for all those interested in the link between age studies, the arts, and humanities."" --Chris Gilleard, honorary associate professor, University College London Division of Psychiatry ""When deep questions of value or meaning arise, we benefit from having companions in reflection, discernment, and action. This elegant volume offers readers a wise, generous, and discerning group of companions. Collectively, they honor the life and work of one who reminds us that the act of engaging timeless and timely questions of value and meaning, especially with trusted others, enriches our life journeys and our humanity."" --Allan Cole, dean, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin"

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Nathan Carlin is the director of the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). Carlin holds the Samuel Karff Chair and the rank of professor. He has published nine previous books, including (with Donald Capps) Living in Limbo: Life in the Midst of Uncertainty. Kate de Medeiros is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. She has authored or co-authored over fifty peer-reviewed journal articles, four books, and eighteen book chapters and also serves as editor or associate editor for four journals.

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