Spirituality and the Black helping tradition in social work / Elmer P. Martin and Joanne M. Martin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Elmer P.
Other Authors: Martin, Joanne Mitchell
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Association of Social Workers, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
Social work with African Americans.
Social workers > Religious life > United States.
Social service > Religious aspects > Christianity.
African American social workers > Religious life.
Helping behavior > Religious aspects > Christianity.
African Americans > Religion.
Physical Description:vii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Spirituality and the traditional African helper
  • Spirituality and the enslaved Black helper
  • Religious mythomania and the fight for freedom
  • Spirituality and the race work in the free Black community
  • Alexander Crummell, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the transition of race work to social work
  • Early Black male social workers and the integration of spirituality and science
  • Early Black female social workers, spirituality, and fictive kinship
  • Black spirituality and mainstream social work
  • Spirituality and African-centered and Black experience-based social work approaches.