About this journal

In the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought , scholars, researchers, and practitioners examine issues of social justice and religion as they relate to the development of policy and delivery of social services. In addition to timely literature reviews, the journal presents up-to-date, in-depth, expert information on: sectarian and nonsectarian approaches to spirituality and ethics; justice and peace; philosophically oriented aspects of religion in the social services; conceptual frameworks; the philosophy of social work; and a great deal more.

Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees

Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Editor-in-Chief

Eileen A. Dombo, PhD, LICSW - Associate Professor, Assistant Dean & PhD Program Chair, Catholic University of America, National Catholic School of Social Service, Washington, DC, USA

Editorial Assistant

Bonnie McIntre, MSW - Catholic University of America, National Catholic School of Social Service, Washington, DC, USA

Editor Emeritus

Frederick L. Ahearn, Jr., DSW - Professor , National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, USA

Book Review Editor

Barbara Early, PhD, MSW, LCSW - Alexandria, VA, USA

Editorial Board

Ann Abbott - West Chester University, USA
Joretha N. Bourjolly - University of Pennsylvania, USA

Edward Canda - University of Kansas, USA
Craig Cline - Shepherd University, USA
Ram Cnaan - University of Pennsylvania, USA
Diana Coholic - Laurentian University, Canada

Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. - University of Texas School of Social Work, USA
Elaine Congress - Fordham University, USA
Robert Constable - Chesterton, IN, USA
David Derezotes - University of Utah, USA
Catherine A. Faver - University of Texas, USA
Antoinette Y. Farmer - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
Bruce Friedman - California State University, Bakersfield, USA
Sheldon Gelman - Yeshiva University, USA
Leon Ginsberg - Appalachian State University, USA

Kimberly M. Hardy - Fayetteville State University, USA
David Hodge - Arizona State University, USA
Altaf Husain - Howard University School of Social Work, USA
Carolyn Jacobs - Smith College School of Social Work, USA
Connie Kvarfordt - University of Windsor, Canada
Helen Land - University of Southern California, USA
Heather Larkin - University of Texas at Austin, USA
Kyoung Hag Lee - Wichita State University, USA
Daniel Liechty - Illinois State University, USA
Melissa Littlefield - Morgan State University, USA
Kamilah Majied - Howard University, USA
Stephen Edward McMillin - Saint Louis University, USA
Robert L. Miller, Jr. - SUNY Albany, Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, USA
Holly K. Oxhandler - Baylor University School of Social Work, USA
Frederic Reamer - Rhode Island College, USA
Lawrence Ressler - Cairn University, USA
Fariyal Ross-Sheriff - Howard University, USA
Juliet Rothman - University of California, Berkeley, USA
Michael Sheridan - Catholic University of America, USA
Brenda Solomon - University of Vermont, USA
Chris Stewart - University of Central Florida, USA
Kim Strom-Gottfried - University of North Carolina, USA
Jeanette Takamura - Columbia University, USA
Paige Mayleen True - California Northwest University, USA
William Wagner - The Catholic University of America, USA
Terry Wolfer - University of South Carolina, USA
Yuk-Lin Renita Wong - York University, USA
Gaynor Yancey - Baylor University School of Social Work, USA

International Advisory Board

Raisuyah Bhagwan, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Ann Carrington - Deakin University, Australia
Cecilia Chan - University of Hong Kong, China
Margarita Frederico - Latrobe University, Australia
Lorna Hallahan - Flinders University, Australia
Sui-man Ng - The University of Hong Kong, China

Margarita Quesada - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
Baljit Soroya - Ruskin College, Oxford, UK
Minsun Sung - The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
Robert Vitillo - Centre Catholique International de Geneve, Switzerland