The “untouchable” who touched millions: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Navayana Buddhism, and complexity in social work scholarship on religion

IF 0.8 Q4 SOCIAL WORK

JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2020-07-04 DOI:10.1080/15426432.2020.1784071

Siddhesh Mukerji

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was a twentieth century socio-political and religious reformer whose activities impacted millions of lives, especially among India’s Dalit community. This article illustrates his lifework and its lessons for social work scholarship on religion. Using the examples of Ambedkar and Navayana Buddhism, I discuss three sources of complexity for social work scholarship on religion: 1) religion may function as both oppressive and emancipatory; 2) religion is malleable, not monolithic; and 3) religion is situated in and interactive with contexts. I conclude with suggestions for how social work scholarship on religion may account for complexity.

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触动数百万人的“贱民”:安贝德卡博士、纳瓦耶那佛教，以及宗教方面社会工作学术的复杂性

安贝德卡博士是二十世纪的社会政治和宗教改革家，他的活动影响了数百万人的生活，尤其是印度的达利特社区。这篇文章阐述了他一生的工作以及对宗教社会工作学术的启示。以安贝德卡和纳瓦耶纳佛教为例，我讨论了宗教社会工作研究的三个复杂性来源:1)宗教可以同时具有压迫性和解放性;2)宗教是可塑的，不是一成不变的;3)宗教处于语境中并与之互动。最后，我提出了一些关于宗教方面的社会工作奖学金如何解释复杂性的建议。

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JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK SOCIAL WORK-

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期刊介绍： 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.