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Comparing Rawlsian Justice and the Capabilities Approach to Justice from a Spiritually Sensitive Social Work Perspective
Banerjee, Mahasweta M. Canda, Edward R.
Banerjee, Mahasweta M.
Canda, Edward R.
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This article examines two social justice theories, Rawlsian Justice and the Capabilities Approach of Sen and Nussbaum, in relation to congruence with four principles of spiritually sensitive social work. We find that although Rawlsian justice has valuable insights, it has some gaps for promoting spiritually sensitive practice. In contrast, the Capabilities Approach bears more promise for promoting spiritually sensitive social work as it meets all these ethical principles. Scholars could build on its insights to articulate a vision for spiritually sensitive social justice that can guide our profession’s approaches to macro practice and social policy
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‘This is an electronic version of an article published in the March, 2012 special issue of the Journal of Religion and Spirituality and Social Work entitled Spirituality and Social Justice volume 31, (1-2), pp. 9-31. It is available online at
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2012.647874
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2012-03
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Taylor & Francis
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Social justice, Spirituality, Sen, Nussbaum, Rawls, Religion
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Banerjee, M. M., and Canda, E. (2012). Comparing Rawlsian Justice and the Capabilities Approach to Justice from a Spiritually Sensitive Social Work Perspective. Special Issue, Spirituality and Social Justice, Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 31, (1-2), pp. 9-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2012.647874