ABSTRACT
This volume has sought to examine and discuss the place of religion and spirituality in social work with the aim of stimulating and provoking the social work community to further develop its thinking and practice regarding religion and spirituality. It has done so by maintaining an emphasis on examining new perspectives and cutting-edge issues, and by including a mix of well-known contributors and emerging scholars in this field. Any single book or project has its limitations, and some of these were identified back in Chapter 1. Nevertheless, this volume is testimony to the burgeoning growth of scholarship and practice in this field over the last two decades. There remain, however, some challenges and opportunities for developing the agenda for religion and spirituality in social work. In particular, these relate to the perceived legitimacy of religion and spirituality within social work practice, and the need to further develop scholarship in this field.
