Prickles and goo: Human rights and spirituality

Sharp, Dustin N.

doi:10.1080/14754835.2020.1856647

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“…The spiritual approaches call us to apply the principles of social justice in all our everyday practices and to act from love and compassion in our interactions, constantly engaging in self-inquiry. If we take this seriously, ‘the question then becomes not just what activists may need to do to successfully advocate for human rights but also who they need to be and what qualities they need to embody in order to better cultivate the change that is sought’ (Sharp, 2021, p. 38).…”

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“…From the beginning of the movement, feminists have criticised the framework of international human rights as individualistic, dualistic, oppositional and gendered. 2 It has increasingly been recognised how the dualistic paradigm of human rights furthers separation and divisions, rather than the unity consciousness that it strives to achieve (Sharp, 2021). A part of oppositional politics, human rights have not been able to achieve radical social transformation (Keating, 2013).…”

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a spiritually orientated (self-)care approach to human rights

Radačić

2024

Feminist Review

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In recent years, there have been significant challenges to women’s rights. In addition to external attacks, internal challenges include a dichotomous, oppositional and gendered framework of human rights, as well as the problem of burnout and trauma in the field. Feminists have been addressing these problems by offering a reconceptualisation of rights, developing the concept of spiritual activism, emphasising the power of erotics and pleasure in activism, as well as incorporating self- and collective-care practices. Taking into account feminist contributions and work that still needs to be done, as well as my own personal experiences in the fields of human rights, self-development and spirituality, in this article I engage with the concept of care and spirituality to propose changes in the conceptualisation and practices of human rights, with a view to developing a feminist spiritually orientated (self-)care approach to human rights.

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a spiritually orientated (self-)care approach to human rights

Radačić

2024

Feminist Review

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Conscious spiritual theory: a spiritual alternative to critical social work practice

Carrington

2022

Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social T

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Church as NGO? Leveraging Religious Networks to Promote Health Rights for Urban-Displaced Refugees—Lessons from Tanzania

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Tewodros²,

Miamidian

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Journal of Human Rights Practice

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Human rights practice is of particular importance to addressing health disparities among forcibly displaced groups. Older refugees in low- and middle-income countries may be socially and structurally vulnerable to poor health related to human rights abuses, xenophobia, and inadequate resources compounded with ageism and isolation. In this policy and practice note, we use findings from a phenomenological study with 23 older Congolese refugees in urban Tanzania to explore the role of religious institutions to improve the health and wellbeing of older urban-displaced adults. Older refugees described how religious networks fostered spiritual support and guidance, enhanced social support and friendship, and provided opportunities to receive material and informational support. We consider how these narratives of support embedded within religious networks can reconfigure the role(s) of third sector/civil society (that is nongovernmental organizations [NGOs], nonprofit agencies) in urban humanitarian settings. We address possible strengths and challenges of including faith communities and actors in humanitarianism, outlining how such collaborative efforts could adhere to human rights tenets. Finally, we note how qualitative inquiry such as phenomenology is aligned with human rights in seeking to uphold human dignity and that these data, therefore, have special relevance in informing human rights praxis.

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Prickles and goo: Human rights and spirituality

Cited by 4 publications

References 34 publications

a spiritually orientated (self-)care approach to human rights

a spiritually orientated (self-)care approach to human rights

Conscious spiritual theory: a spiritual alternative to critical social work practice

Church as NGO? Leveraging Religious Networks to Promote Health Rights for Urban-Displaced Refugees—Lessons from Tanzania

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