RESOURCES & REFERENCES
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Some of the present organizations and websites are spiritual and/ or religious, some associated with social work specifically, some social work-related. We seek to include a range of perspectives and disciplines, with particular emphasis on social work.
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Association for Global New Thought “Planetary healing through self-realization and spiritually-motivated activism is the new promise of these teachings.”
http://www.agnt.org/
Association of Oncology Social Work
http://www.aosw.org/
The Arlington Institute “non-profit research institute that specializes in thinking about global futures and trying to influence rapid, positive change. We encourage systemic, non-linear approaches to planning and believe that effective thinking about the future is enhanced by applying newly emerging technology. Therefore, we strive to be agents of change by creating intellectual frameworks & tool-sets for understanding the transition in which we are living.”
www.arlingtoninstitute.org
ASOS (A Society of Souls) Founded by Buddhist Dharma teacher and modern kabbalist Jason Shulman: "all ASOS programs explore the essential nature of the unitive state, which integrates the healthy human ego into its proper relationship with the nonpersonal transcendent reality. It is from our awakening to this understanding that we become capable of living a truly human life. A Society of Souls devotes itself to the mission that healing even one person is healing a universe."
www.kabbalah.org
BeliefNet A cornucopia of information on many religions and spiritual life in general.
www.beliefnet.com
Bruderhof Forgiveness Guide Well-organized website including articles, personal testimonials, free downloadable ebooks, and guides to different forgiveness sites. "The Bruderhof Forgiveness Guide is a service offered by the Bruderhof Communities, an international movement of intentional communities committed to promoting nonviolence, forgiveness and reconciliation in personal relationships, neighborhoods, societies, and among peoples and nations. To learn more about who we are and why we live together, visit the Bruderhof website."
http://www.forgivenessguide.org/
Canadian Association for Spirituality and Social Work
http://people.stu.ca/~cnssw/links.htm
Center for Human Emergence “We are creating an organization that will facilitate large-scale global change within a decade—something that has never been done before. What is required is a comprehensive, overarching, planetary vision” Don Beck, John Petersen, Ken Wilber, Ichak Adizes, Teddy Larsen, and Howard Bloom are key personnel here.
http://humanemergence.org/
Center for Nonviolent Communication “a global organization whose vision is a world where everyone’s needs are met peacefully”
www.CNVC.org
Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking
" The Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking provides technical assistance, training, and research in support of restorative justice practice. The Center works with practitioners, policy makers, and students at local, regional, national, and international levels.
"The Center offers the National Restorative Justice Training Institute through the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and University College in addition to regional workshops and other training throughout greater Minnesota and other locations. The Center also provides support for systemic change through its co-sponsorship with Florida Atlantic University of the Balanced and Restorative Justice Project.
"Other assistance includes introductory victim/offender mediation training, advanced victim-sensitive mediation training, courses on mediation and conflict resolution, international research on restorative justice and mediation, and a resource center."
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/
Cordoba Initiative “ A multi-faith effort employing education and civil dialogue to increase intercultural communication and tolerance, stimulate fresh approaches to achieving peace, and assist in healing the relationship between the Muslim World and the West”
http://www.asmasociety.org/cordoba/index.html
Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions “ The mission of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions is to cultivate harmony between the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its other guiding institutions in order to achieve a peaceful, just, and sustainable world.”
www.cpwr.org
http://www.cpwrglobal.net/home.cfm
see also: 2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions
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Deep Ecology
see: Global Alliance for a Deep Ecological Social Work
Fellowship of Reconciliation Oldest interfaith peace organization in the U.S., working for peace and justice.
http://www.forusa.org/
The ForgivenessWeb “The internet’s most extensive resource on forgiveness”
http://www.forgivenessweb.com/
Global Alliance for a Deep Ecological Social Work Developed by Fred Besthorn of the University of Northern Iowa.
http://www.ecosocialwork.org/index.html
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IloveUlove.org
This website on unconditional love has considerable information and links concerning forgiveness.
http://www.iloveulove.com/
Independent Mediation Assistance Program (IMAP) A model program initiated under Bishop Hubbard and funded by the Diocese of Albany. It is administrated by retired Appeals Court Judge Howard Levine, who has contracted with the New York State Dispute Resolution Association for services. These services address the needs of persons abused as minors by priests or deacons of the Dicese of Albany. Though funded by the Diocese, it is separate. From the announcement of the program in 2004: “Bishop Hubbard believes, as do I, that a separate program with an independent investigation and mediation is fundamentally important to victims who, because of their experience, may distrust the Church and programs directly administered by the Church,” said Judge Levine.
http://www.independentmediation.org/index.htm
Institute for Radical Forgiveness “Our goal is to train as many people as possible to be able to articulate the principles of Radical Forgiveness to others in a simple and clear way so that more and more people have the opportunity to raise their vibration and shift their consciousness towards an alignment with spiritual principle. We have recognized also, that this is a way to create world peace.”
www.radicalforgiveness.com
Institute for Research on Unconditional Love
http://www.unlimitedloveinstitute.org/welcome/index.html
Integral Institute “ partial and fragmented approaches need to be replaced by solutions that are more comprehensive, systematic, encompassing—and integral. “ Ken Wilber is president of this organization.
www.integralinstitute.org
Integral World: Exploring Theories of Everything This website contains articles by Ken Wilber and related to his work, including criticisms.
www.worldofkenwilber.com/
Interfaith Working Group: Religion and Social Issues by Tradition This website has links to a large number of faith traditions.
http://www.iwgonline.org/links/bytradition/
International Fellowship of Reconciliation Oldest international non-governmental peace and inter-faith organization in the world.
http://www.ifor.org/
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International Symposium on Spirituality and Social Work
http://www.spirituality-and-social-work.net/
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Ken Wilber His web page at his publisher’s site is a cornucopia of articles, interviews—and links to books, etc.
www.wilber.shambhala.com
Kosmos Journal Edited by Nancy B. Roof, with extensive United Nations NGO experience. the focus is on spiritually and integrally informed explorations and solutions to planetary matters. "Kosmos is a leading edge international forum to encourage inquiry into shaping a planetary civilization attuned to nature and aligned with Kosmos. Join us in expanding our minds and hearts to enable the emergence of a global civilization that embraces and honors all life."
www.kosmosjournal.org
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi One of many Gandhi websites.
http://die_meistersinger.tripod.com/gandhi.html
Natural Spirituality The philosophical-spiritual path of Ostad Elahi, open to everyone. "This path is based on absolute tolerance: 'On the "Path of Truth,"' he says, 'all religions are but one, race and color are irrelevant, and there is no difference between men and women.'
http://www.ostadelahi.com/English/
http://www.ostadelahi.com/English/Philosophy/Files/related_items.oe?file=related_item_3
North American Association of Christians in Social Work
http://www.nacsw.org/
NVC Consulting “The Spiral Dynamics People” Chris Cowan’s and Natasha Todorovic’s site. It has links to articles by Clare Graves, who developed the theory originally, and it also has interesting theory and research critical of some assertions by Ken Wilber.
www.spiraldynamics.org
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Office of Prayer Research "We recognize that in recent years the scientific and medical communities have become increasingly interested in the relationship between prayer and its effects. It is our mission to serve as the bridge between science and faith by creating a positive environment for collaboration. We are committed to strengthening humanity's understanding of prayer through available research and education." "Unity founded the Office of Prayer Research because of the growing need for one single, comprehensive source to access prayer research. To date, an estimated 275 scientific prayer studies and surveys have been conducted, and that number is growing."
http://www.officeofprayerresearch.org/opr/about.htm
2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions
http://www.cpwr.org/2004Parliament/index.htm
PFI (Prison Fellowship International) Centre for Justice and Reconciliation The mission of the Centre is to develop and promote restorative justice around the world.
http://www.pficjr.org/
Psychology of Religion Pages by Michael Nielsen, Ph.D. This site is simply phenomenal for those interested in the psychology of religion, which overlaps very much with spirituality (see What is Spirituality?)
www.psywww.com/psyrelig/
Radical Forgiveness
see: Institute for Radical Forgiveness
Radical Middle “…focus is on holistic, sustainable proposals that transcend politics-as-usual AND bitter alienation; our goal is an economically, culturally, racially, and politically integrated world.”
http://radicalmiddle.com/
Restorative Justice Council on Sexual Misconduct in Faith Communities "The Restorative Justice Council advocates a victim-centered approach based on restorative justice principles for persons harmed by clergy/religious sexual abuse. It focuses on healing for child and adult abuse, exploitation, and harassment, as well as on accountability for the persons who created the harm.
"The Council is well represented by multiple disciplines and geographic areas. Its twelve members are restorative mediation practitioners, theologians, attorneys, peacemakers, representatives of victim and offender organizations, and academics from higher education who are collaborating and promoting this restorative mediation model and other healing options."
http://www.rjcouncil.org/index.html
Restorative Justice Online
http://www.restorativejustice.org/default.htm
You just have to see it.
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Season for Nonviolence “ Compassionate Activism for Global Healing”
“ A Season for Nonviolence, January 30 - April 4, is a national 64-day educational, media, and grassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower our lives and our communities. Inspired by the 50th and 30th memorial anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this international event honors their vision for an empowered, nonviolent world.”
www.agnt.org/snv02.htm
Society for Spirituality and Social Work This webpage has a bibliography, opportunities to join, an annual conference, and more. Hosted by the Arizona State University School of Social Work, under the direction of Dr. Ann Weaver Nichols. http://ssw.asu.edu/spirituality/sssw/
Spiral Dynamics This is the webpage for the book by Beck and Cowan, as well as the jumping-off page for their respective organizations and websites.
http://spiraldynamics.com/
The Spiral Dynamics Group This is Don Beck’s Spiral Dynamics integral (Sdi) site.
www.spiraldynamics.net
Spiritual Diversity and Social Work Websites Maintained with detailed descriptions by Ed Canda, co-author of The Heart of Helping: Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice
www.socwel.ku.edu/canada/spiritua/spiritua.htm
Spirituality Websites Links to many organizations from the webpages of the School of Social Work Library at the University of Wisconsin--Madison
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/SocialWork/spirituality.html
Synthesis Dialogues These are part of an interfaith dialogue which has included HH the Dalai Lama. Foci include facilitating spiritual awakening, interfaith understanding, global consciousness transformation.
http://www.synthesisdialogues.org/
Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program Information and Resource Center "Victim-Offender Mediation Programs (VOMP), also known as Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs (VORP) bring offenders face-to-face with the victims of their crimes with the assistance of a trained mediator, usually a community volunteer. Crime is personalized as offenders learn the human consequences of their actions, and victims (who are largely ignored by the criminal justice system) have the opportunity to speak their minds and their feelings to the one who most ought to hear them, contributing to the healing process of the victim."
www.vorp.com
Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of the Central Valley, Inc. Located in Fresno, CA, this organization has a website rich with restorative justice and reconciliation links.
www.vorp.org
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Websites on Sociology of Religion links to many sociology of religion sites and pages from Sociology 265 : Religion, Culture, and Society at St. Olaf College
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/leming/soc265rel/websites.html
You may want to follow links through interfaith organizations such as Fellowship of Reconciliation, International fellowship of Reconciliation, Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions, and Interfaith Working Group: Religion and Social Issues by Tradition.
Since there are many websites associated with faith-based social services, and many are local, it has been a somewhat arbitrary choice of which websites to list. You are welcome to recommend particular websites for inclusion. Please contact David Kerrigan kerrigan@cua.edu
Buddhist
Buddhist Peace Fellowship “The mission of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), founded in 1978, is to serve as a catalyst and agent for socially engaged Buddhism. Our aim is to help beings liberate themselves from the suffering that manifests in individuals, relationships, institutions, and social systems. BPF's programs, publications, and practice groups link Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion with progressive social change.”
www.bpf.org/
Engaged Buddhism Resources
http://www.dharmanet.org/engaged.html
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Sarvodaya Shramadana
www.sarvodaya.org
Christian
American Baptist Home Mission: National Ministries
http://www.nationalministries.org/
Catholic Charities USA
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Catholic Social Teaching Office of Social Justice Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
www.osjspm.org/cst/
The Catholic Worker Movement
www.catholicworker.org
Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area
www.lcssnca.org
National Council of Churches—USA
http://www.ncccusa.org/
United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries
www.umassociation.org
World Council of Churches
www.wcc-coe.org
Hindu
American Hindu Association
www.americanhindu.net
Hindu Human Rights
http://www.hinduhumanrights.org/
A Social Activist with Corporate Muscle (article on a Hindu businessman-social worker)
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2002/02/17/stories/2002021700701600.htm
Social Justice in Hindu Tradition (brief article)
http://www3.sympatico.ca/truegrowth/society5.html
Islamic
American Sufi Muslim Association Founded by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What’s right with Islam: A new vision for Muslims and the West.
www.asma.org
Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago: Social Services Committee
http://www.ciogc.org/committeeDetailP1.html?committeeId=1
Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
www.karamah.org
Jewish
American Jewish Committee
www.ajc.org/International/HumanRights.asp
Jewish Social Service Agency
http://www.jssa.org/
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Rabbis for Human Rights
www.rhr.israel.net/index.shtml
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
www.rac.org
Muslim
see: Islamic
Some of the present books and articles are spiritual and/ or religious, some integral or integrally informed, some associated with social work specifically, some social work-related. We seek to include a range of perspectives and disciplines, with particular emphasis on social work, spirituality, and integral theory.
Addams, J. (2002). The Jane Addams reader, J. B. Elshtain, Ed. New York: Basic Books.
Beck, D. E., & Cowan, C. C. (1998). Spiral dynamics: Mastering values, leadership, and change. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell.
Benor, D. J. (2002). Spiritual healing: Scientific validation of a healing revolution: Professional supplement. Southfield, MI: Vision.
Bullis, R. (1996). Spirituality in social work practice. Bristol, PA: Taylor & Francis.
Canda, E. R. (Ed.) (1998). Spirituality and social work: New directions. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Pastoral Press.
Canda, E. R., & Furman, L. D. (1999). Spiritual diversity in social work: The heart of helping. New York: Free Press.
Canda, E. R., Nakashima, M., Burgess, V. L., Russel, R., & Barfield, S. T. (2003). Spiritual diversity and social work: A comprehensive bibiolography (2 nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Council on Social work Education.
Canda, E. R., & Smith, E. D. (Eds.). (2001). Transpersonal perspectives on spirituality in social work. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.
Cowley, A. S. (1996). Transpersonal social work. In F. J. Turner (Ed.), Social work treatment: Interlocking theoretical approaches (4 th ed.) (pp. 663-698). New York: The Free Press.
Gandhi, M. K. (1980). All men are brothers : Life and thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi as told in his own words , K. Kripalani (Ed.). New York: Continuum.
Hawkins, D. R. (2001a). Power vs. force. W. Sedona, AZ: Veritas.
Hawkins, D. R. (2001b). The eye of the I: From which nothing is hidden. W. Sedona, AZ: Veritas.
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Hawkins, D. R. (2003). I: Reality and subjectivity. W. Sedona, AZ: Veritas.
Hodge, D. (2002). Conceptualizing spirituality in social work: How the metaphysical beliefs of social workers may foster bias toward theistic consumers. Social Thought, 21(1), 39-61.
James, W. (1985). The varieties of religious experience. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (Original work published 1902)
Judah, E. H., & Bryant, M. (Eds.). (2004). Criminal justice: Retribution vs. restoration. New York: Haworth Press.
Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart. New York: Bantam.
Kornfield, J. (1994). Forgiveness meditation: Letting go of the pain of the past. Originally appearing in Mothering (Fall 1994). Available on the Web: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_n72/ai_15567956
Kornfield, J. (2001). After the ecstasy, the laundry: How the heart grows wise on the spiritual path. New York: Bantam.
Lowenberg, F. (1988). Religion and social work practice in contemporary American society. New York: Columbia University Press.
Koenig, H. G. (Ed.). (1998). Handbook of religion and mental health. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Koenig, H. G., McCullough, M. E., & Larson, D. B. (2001). Handbook of religion and health. New York: Oxford University.
Maslow, A. (1971). The farther reaches of human nature. New York: Viking Press.
McCullough, M. E., Pargament, K. I., & Thoresen, C. E. (Eds.). (2000). Forgiveness: Theory, research, and practice. New York: Guilford.
Muller, W. (1992). Legacy of the heart: The spiritual advantages of a painful childhood. New York: Fireside.
Post, S. G. (2003). Unlimited love: Altruism, compassion, and service. Philadelphia, PA: Templeton Foundation.
Rauf, F. A. (2004). What’s right with Islam: A new vision for Muslims and the West. New York: Harper SanFrancisco.
Robbins, S. P., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. R. (1998). Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Rosenberg, M. B. (2003). The heart of social change: How to make a difference in your world. Encinitas, CA: PuddleDancer.
Satin, M. I. (2004). Radical middle: The politics we need now. Boulder, CO: Westview Press / Perseus Books Group
Scales, T. L., Wolfer, T. A., Sherwood, D. A., Garland, D. R., Hugen, B., & Pittman, S. W. (Eds.). (2002). Spirituality and religion in social work practice: Decision cases with teaching notes. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
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Smith, H. (1991). The world’s religions. New York: HarperSanFrancisco.
Tolstoy, L. (1960). The kingdom of God and peace essays. London: Oxford University (Original works published 1893, 1894, and 1906)
Underhill, E. (1991). Mysticism (12 th ed). Original work (1 st ed) published 1911.
Walsh, R. (1999). Essential spirituality. The 7 central practices to awaken heart and mind. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Walsh, R., & Vaughan, F. (Eds.) (1993). Paths beyond ego. Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher.
Wilber, K. (2000a). Integral psychology. Boston: Shambhala.
Wilber, K. (2000b). A theory of everything. Boston: Shambhala.
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