Spirit of Advocacy

Abstract

In the final chapter the author summarises the argument of the book. He has shown how spiritual, theological or ‘faithful’ capital belongs to every individual as a human right, hence the plea for respect for their ‘spiritual rights.’ Emerging recommendations include structured reflective practice in regular meetings, disciplined management techniques for advocates using pointers such as the generated categories Reconstructed Empowerment, Action Based on Equality, or Deep Advocacy so that society is a safer place for the vulnerable. A vision for the future should (and probably will) herald a wider deployment of statutory independent advocacy and should be usefully related to theories of well-being and the study of spirituality.