Publisher's Synopsis
Spirituality is an area of thought and practice that is attracting an increasing amount of attention and interest from social work practitioners, theorists, and instructors. Spirituality and Social Work: Selected Canadian Readings explores the history, practice, and diversity of faith traditions with which spirituality and social work are intertwined.Exciting and relevant chapters in this collection include:Spirituality As a Guiding Construct in the Development of Canadian Social WorkReframing Spirituality, Reconceptualizing Change: Possibilities for Critical Social WorkFrom Ecology to Spirituality and Social JusticeMaking Circles: Renewing First Nations Ways of HelpingBlack Churches in Canada: Vehicles for Fostering Community Development in African-Canadian CommunitiesIslamic Theology and Prayer: Relevance for Social Work Practice.
