Walking Together: A Guide for Domestic Violence Advocates: Working with Women from Diverse Religious and Spiritual Traditions

An groundbreaking anthology for domestic violence shelters and community-based programs, designed to:- Educate advocates about how to work effectively with women from a wide variety of religious and spiritual traditions;- Offer concrete strategies for making domestic violence programs sensitive and welcoming to women from diverse faith backgrounds; and- Provide suggestions for effective collaboration between domestic violence programs and religious communities.Walking Together includes articles about American Indian/Alaskan Native Spirituality, Buddhism, Catholicism (in Anglo and Latino communities), Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Protestantism (mainline, Evangelical, and Black Church)."This is truly an amazing resource . . . beautiful, well-written, a long time coming. It encompasses a wide breadth of knowledge in a concise, manageable tool. Walking Together is a vital guide for all domestic violence advocates in both shelters and community-based programs." --Linda Olsen, Executive Director, Eastside Domestic Violence Program, Bellevue, WA