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Older Age comes along with a lot of different physical, psychological, and social changes. These changes might lead to specific challenges for wellbeing und life satisfaction of the elderly and the oldest old. Due to these specific challenges and present life issues general questions regarding the age-specific resources and forms of resilience come into play not only for health-related care. This article focusses the theories of gerotranscendence and of gerotranscendance. Both theories endeavor to take into account the specific situation of older age and at the same time address a way of becoming resilient in very old age. Abilities such as self-transcendence, a normatively imposed understanding of spirituality, and a feeling of cosmic connectedness, that should lead to a form of inner peace – even when facing one’s own finiteness, fragility and vulnerability – are discussed. By focusing on these two theories this article wants to contribute to the discourse on the relevance of spirituality for the resilience of people in older and oldest age. At the same time it intends to raise questions regarding general parameters for an age-friendly culture and care.

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Gerotranszendenz oder Gerotranzen dance  – Imperative für Resilienz im höheren Lebensalter?: Gerotranscendence or gerotrancendance – normative imperative for resilience in old age?