Practical mysticism, habermas, and social work praxis

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-162

  Gray, Mel ^a   Lovat, Terence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habermas; Practical mysticism; Religion; Social work values; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149165327     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: 1741296X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017307088496     Document Type: Article

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