Hodge David R
Department of Social Work, Arizona State University-West Campus, Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100, USA.
Soc Work. 2007 Apr;52(2):139-48. doi: 10.1093/sw/52.2.139.
There is a paucity, of literature in social work on the intersection between social justice and religion, even though the profession's code of ethics articulates the need to advocate for social justice and eliminate religious discrimination. Therefore, this article helps equip social workers to challenge social injustice on behalf of people of faith around the world. Toward this end, the author developed a human rights-based social justice ethic based on the United Nations' (1948) Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The growing problem of religious persecution is discussed, along with strategies to promote religious freedom. It is suggested that social work has a particular duty to advocate for religious freedom because many of the victims of religious persecution are members of marginalized populations with few advocates on the international stage.
尽管社会工作专业的道德准则明确提出需要倡导社会正义并消除宗教歧视，但关于社会正义与宗教交叉领域的文献却很匮乏。因此，本文有助于使社会工作者有能力代表世界各地有宗教信仰的人挑战社会不公。为此，作者基于联合国（1948年）《世界人权宣言》制定了一种基于人权的社会正义伦理。文中讨论了日益严重的宗教迫害问题以及促进宗教自由的策略。文章指出，社会工作有特别的责任倡导宗教自由，因为许多宗教迫害的受害者是边缘化群体的成员，在国际舞台上几乎没有代言人。
