Religion, Spirituality and Ethics in Social Work

This paper is an attempt to explore the connections between religion, spirituality and ethics in the paradigm of professional social work. In the first part I will present an overview of historical trends of the connection between spirituality, religion and social work profession. Then I will give the definitions of the terms religion, spirituality and ethics as found and widely used in the literature on social work profession. In the second part I will draw on some ideas about ethico-spiritual paradigm of social work. To understand religion and spirituality in professional social work, it will be proper to briefly discuss the role of religion in today’s world, the nature of spirituality, and the historical trends of connection between religion, spirituality and social work. Ethico-spiritual paradigm Religion Spirituality Contemporary relevance of spirituality Social Wor