The search for meaning is lifelong but intensifies in the last stage of life. Addressing an until recently overlooked aspect of aging, Coleman and his colleagues (U. of Southampton, UK) take a lifecourse approach to studying the beliefs an older person has experienced over a lifetime that served as a source of guidance in the choice of goals and decisions. After making a distinction between spirituality and religion, the authors draw on interviews to discuss the diverse paths of spiritual development throughout life in the contexts of social change, generational differences, coping with bereavement, memory, and growing faith diversity in the UK. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)