Foreword - Martin E Marty Introduction - Jeffrey S Levin Religion in Aging and Health PART ONE: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS Investigating the Epidemiologic Effects of Religious Experience - Jeffrey S Levin Findings, Explanations, and Barriers Religion and Hope for the Disabled Elder - Harold G Koenig Religion, Health and Forgiveness - Berton H Kaplan, Heather Munroe-Blum and Dan G Blazer Traditions and Challenges Religion, the Life Stress Paradigm, and the Study of Depression - Christopher G Ellison PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL FRONTIERS The Measurement of Religion in Epidemiologic Studies - David R Williams Problems and Prospects The Anti-Tenure Factor in Religious Research in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging - Kimberly A Sherrill and David B Larson Neglect and Misuse of the `R' Word - David B Larson, Kimberly A Sherrill, and John S Lyons Systematic Reviews of Religious Measures in Health, Mental Health, and Aging Religious Involvement Among Older African Americans - Linda M Chatters and Robert Joseph Taylor