This question may be answered several ways. You may, for instance, think of it in terms of physical deterioration alone, as many do, or you may take a broader perspective that includes elements beyond the physical, as I intend to do in this book. I suggest that we think of aging as a process of loss.1 These elements of loss have been occasioned by the fall and the curse that followed it. It is a process that, in accordance with God’s curse, leads to death. Aging is clearly