Explosion of the Spirit: A Spiritual Journey into the 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation

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Recent healthcare reform legislation in the United States involved much debate and strategizing among various stakeholders. This article provides a narrative of the experience of one advocate and her organization, NETWORK, a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby. This organization, which has a particular commitment to caring for and empowering people who live at the economic margins, has been working on affordable healthcare issues for decades. Recounting both the political processes and the personal and communal spiritual journey encountered during efforts toward this landmark passage, the author highlights the role of spirituality as both motivation and resource for engaging in social justice through legislative change.View full textDownload full textKeywordshealthcare reform, legislative advocacy, spiritualityRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2012.647889