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Author and speaker Dorothy Linthicum is a catechist for the Virginia Theological Seminary Baptized for Life initiative. As an adjunct instructor at VTS, she has studied and taught courses and workshops about older adult spirituality and ministry throughout the country. She co-authored Redeeming Dementia: Spirituality, Theology, and Science, with Janice Hicks, for caregivers and people facing dementia.
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"All who walk with them in this journey can glimpse the “eternal weight of glory” that awaits us all." Older Adults in …
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