Viewing spirituality in social work through the lens of contemporary social theory

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 175-196

  Gray, Mel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reflexive modernity; Reflexivity; Social work; Spirituality; Subpolitics

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049163847     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl078     Document Type: Article

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