Spirituality and Social Work


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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 Work
  • Reframing Spirituality, Reconceptualizing Change: Possibilities for Critical Social Work
  • From Ecology to Spirituality and Social Justice
  • Making Circles: Renewing First Nations Ways of Helping
  • Black Churches in Canada: Vehicles for Fostering Community Development in African-Canadian Communities
  • Islamic Theology and Prayer: Relevance for Social Work Practice

John Coates

John Coates

John Coates is Professor of Social Work at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is also Chair of the Canadian Society for Spirituality and Social Work and has written on the relevance of ecology and spirituality for social work.

John R. Graham

John R. Graham

John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development at the University of Calgary. He has published on the history of spirituality and social work in Canada, and on traditional healing and Islam in the Middle East.

Barbara Swartzentruber

Barbara Swartzentruber

Barbara Swartzentruber is Lecturer, Social Development Studies, at Renison College, University of Waterloo, and in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has written and presented on the topic of spirituality, social work, and social development at Canadian and international conferences.

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Canadian Scholars’ Press gratefully acknowledges financial support for our publishing activities from the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Media Development Corporation and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.