Dust to Dust

In Dust to Dust, Jen Wilkin offers a theological framework for understanding aging as a gift rather than a cultural problem to be hidden.

Drawing on Scripture, church history, and personal experience caring for her mother, she examines how the church should value the elderly, steward long life, and recover communal responsibility for caregiving.

Wilkin addresses cultural pressures around anti-aging, medical aesthetics, and assisted dying, urging Christians to be consistently pro-life across the lifespan.

The book highlights the transfer of wisdom between generations and calls churches to function more like extended families in caring for vulnerable members.

Practical chapters consider caregiving, the spiritual significance of late life, and how congregations can prepare for a graying population.