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Title: Social Spirituality and the Quest for Soul
Author(s): MAAS, Frans , WAAIJMAN, Kees
Journal: Studies in Spirituality
Volume: 24    Date: 2014   
Pages: 291-340
DOI: 10.2143/SIS.24.0.3053501

Abstract :
This article explores the phenomenon of social spirituality in the fields of education, care, work and wellbeing. We postulate that in all these fields attention is paid to skills, competencies and abilities, but at the same time there is a sense that that is not enough. ‘There is more to it than that’, is a perennial complaint. The relationship between the two dimensions calls for close reflection. We believe the concept of soul, if properly understood, connects them.

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