Women, spirituality and social justice in an age of economic rationalism.

From: Women in Welfare Education | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract: This paper is based on a scoping study which was prompted by a concern that current dominant policy discourse of the welfare state in Australia leads to the idea that religious institutions could be responsible for welfare on a case by case basis. The policy discourse is one of social order and individual self care, rather than one of social justice. Utilising a qualitative methodology and in depth semi-structured interviews we explore whether women, in established faith institutions, are offering resistance, through their spirituality, to these dominant discourses of ...

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